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Great Truths Simply Told 



FOR 



Young Learners in Christian Teachings 

AND 

Young Readers of Bible Words 




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PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

Geo. S. Harris & Sons 



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Copyright, 1891, by Geo. L. Weed. 
All rights reserved. 



PREFACE. 



The aim of this manual is to present primary Christian 
teachings in the simplest form of thought, development, 
and expression. If the table of contents appears at all 
inconsistent with such simplicity, be it remembered that 
truth is truth, whether the seed be developed — according 
to the Divine order indicated by the Great Teacher — into 
" the blade," " the ear," or the " full corn." 

Nathaniel Hawthorne finely says, " Children possess 
an unestimated sensibility to whatever is deep and high, 
in imagination or feeling, so long as it is simple likewise." 

The manual consists of five parts. Each consecutive 
division contains, in fact though not in form, a review of 
what has been already taught ; that the pupil may have 
" line " and " precept," both " here " and " there." 

Part I. consists of Topical Lessons, pertaining to God? 
and our relations and duties to Him, and to one another. 

In Part II. the aim is to group such incidents in the 
life of Jesus Christ, and such of His teachings adapted to 
the young, as will give some connected idea of His 
person and work, and not merely the story of His life. 

The Lessons in these two parts are followed by ques- 
tions, which it is believed, from the use already made of 
them, thoroughly test the pupil's apprehension of the 
truth explained. 

Part III. is composed entirely of Bible Words — the 
simplest of Scripture language, arranged to accompany 



IV PREFACE. 

the Topical Lessons of Part I. This selection is intended 
to be an introduction for the young reader, to the Bible 
itself, which contains much simple language, but in such 
connections as to be of little use to him without aid. 

Part IV. contains forms of service — prayers and respon- 
sive exercises. 

Part V. is a Catechism on the Lord's Prayer, to aid the 
young who pray " after this manner," in comprehending 
in some measure its fullness of meaning. 

The wmole manual has been tested in a school for 
which it was originally designed, with such results as 
warrant the hope that it may prove of interest and profit 
to other young learners in Christian Teachings and young 
readers of Bible Words. 

Philadelphia, October, 1891. 




GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



Part I. Topical. Lessons in Christian Teachings. 
II. God the Son on the Earth. 

III. Bible \Vords, to accompany Topical Les- 

sons. 

IV. Forms of Worship. 

V. Catechism on the Lord's Prayer. 



CONTENTS. 



TOPICS. 



Body, 

Spirit, 

Body and Spirit, 

Spirit without Body : God, . . . 

God Lives Always, 

is Everywhere 

All-Seeing, 

All-Wise, . 

Almighty, ....'.. 

Holy,. " 

Love, 

All-good, 

Never Changes, 

the Creator, 

Keeper, 

Ruler, 

Review : Truths about God, . . . 
Duties to God : Honor and Love, . 
Thanksgiving . . 
Obedience, . 

Prayer, 

Worship, .... 

Trust, 

Duties to others, 

God's Great Law of Love, .... 

Sin, 

Three Kinds, 

Repentance, 

The Holy Bible, 

Words of God about Himself, . . 
Three Ways of Thinking about God, 



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CONTEXT" 



TOPICS. 



God the Sox ox the Earth. 

Jesus, the Holy Child, . . 
and the Shepherds, 

AVise Men, . 

Cruel King, 
in the Temple, . . 
Tempted, .... 
the Great Teacher, . 
the Love of, ... 
the Power of, . . . 



The Last Days of Jesus ox the 
Earth. 

The Last Supper, 

Gethsemane . 

The Lnjust Trial, 

The Cruel Death 

Jesus in the Tomb. 

Lives Again, 

Mary at the Tomb, 

The Eisen Jesus and His Disciples, 

on the Seashore, . 

ascends to Heaven, 



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Jesus the Good Shepherd, . . 

The Twenty-third Psalm, . . 

Jesus like a Lamb, .... 
Christ, the Lamb of God, 
Christ, the Saviour, . . 

Bible Words for the Young, . 



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Vlll CONTENTS. 

Forms of Worship. 

Page. 

Prayers of David, 141 

Prayer— Sabbath, 142 

Monday, 144 

Tuesday, 146 

Wednesday, 147 

Thursday, 148 

Friday, 150 

Saturday, 152 

The Lord's Prayer, 154 

Daily Thoughts, . 155 

Responsive Service : iidoration and Praise, . . . 150 

Petitions, 158 

Gloria Patri, "... 160 

Benediction, 160 

Catechism on the Lord's Prayer, .... 161-171 



PART FIRST. 



Topical Lessons in Christian Teachings. 



Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all Wisdom. 
Col. 3 : 16. 



Lesson 1. 

BODY. 

A bird flies. 
It has a body. 
I can see its body. 

A boy walks. 
He has a body. 
I can see his body. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What does a bird do ? 

2. What does it have ? 

3. Can you see a bird's body ? 

4. What does a boy do ? 

5. What does he have ? 

6. Can you see the boy's body ? 



4 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 2. 

SPIRIT. 

A bird flies in the air. 

I cannot see the air. 

The bird sits on a tree. 

The wind blows the tree. 

I can see the bird and the tree. 

I cannot see the wind. 

A boy thinks about the bird. 

He knows it is on the tree. 

He wants to get it. 

He plans to get it. 

The boy thinks with his spirit. 

He knows wdth his spirit. 

He wants with his spirit. 

He plans with his spirit. 

His spirit is somewhat like the wind. 

I cannot see them. 

The wind cannot think, know, want, and plan, 

but a spirit can. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. O 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where does a bird fly ? 

2. Can a boy see the air ? 

3. On what does a bird sit? 

4. What blows the tree ? 

5. What can the boy see ? 

6. What can he not see ? 

7. With what does he think, and know, and want, and 

plan? 

8. What is his spirit somewhat like ? 

9. Can you see his spirit, or the wind ? 

10. What cannot the wind do ? 

11. What can the spirit do ? 

Xote.— Throughout this book the term spirit includes the iui- 
nnaterial, intelligent, immortal and moral nature. This use is 
uniform, to save confusion with other terms, and to have the 
language of the Topical Lessons correspond with that of the 
Bible Words selected to accompany them. 



Lesson 3. 



BODY AND SPIRIT. 



I have a body and a spirit. 
My spirit is in my body. 
I think with my spirit. 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



I act with my body. 
All men have bodies. 
I can see their bodies. 
All men have spirits. 
I cannot see their spirits. 



QUESTIONS. 

1. Where is your spirit? 

2. With what do you think ? 

3. With what do you act ? 

4. What part of a man can you see ? 

5. What part can you not see ? 



Lesson 4. 

For Scripture Texts on the Subject of this Z,essoii, see 
Bible Words, Z,esson 54. 

SPIRIT, WITHOUT BODY: GOD. 

Some spirits have not a body. 

They can think, and know, and love. 

Many spirits are in heaven. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 



One spirit is the best. 

He is the Great Spirit. 

The Great Spirit is named God. 



QUESTIONS. 

1 . Do all spirits have bodies ? 

2. What can a spirit do ? 

3. Where are there many spirits ? 

4. What is the Great Spirit named 1 



Lesson 5. 

Bible Words, 55- 
GOD LIVES ALWAYS. 

God puts a spirit into a baby girl. 

She begins to live. 

He takes the spirit out of her body, and her 

body dies. 
Old men and old women die. 
God is older than an old man. 
God always lived. 
He will never die. 
God lives always. 



5 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who puts a spirit into a baby girl ? 

2. When God puts a spirit into a body, what happens ? 

3. When God takes a spirit out of a body, what hap- 

pens? 

4. Which is older, God or an old man ? 

5. How long has God lived? 

6. When will God die? 

7. How long does God live ? 



Lesson 6, 

Bible Words, 5O. 
GOD IS EVERYWHERE. 



A bird has a nest in a tree. 
It flies far away in the air. 
The nest is the bird's home. 

A man has a house. 
He goes far from it, and comes to it. 
He eats, and sleeps, and lives in it. 
The house is the man's home. 



TOPJCAT, LESSONS. tf 

God is with the bird in the nest, and in the air. 

He is with the man at home, and away from 
home. 

He is with all animals, and all people. 

He is in the sun, the moon, and the stars. 

God's home is in heaven. God is every- 
where. 



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QUESTIONS. 

What is a bird's home ? 

Does a bird stay in its nest all day ? 

Where does it fly away ? 

What is a man's home ? 

Does a man stay in his house all day ? 

Where is God with the bird ? 

Where is God with the man? 

With what and with whom is God? 

In w T hat worlds is God ? 

Where is God's home ? 

Where is God? 



10 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 7. 

Bible Words, 57. 
GOD IS ALL-SEEING. 

I can see many stars, but I cannot see them all. 
God can see all the stars, in the night and in 
the day. 

He sees all things in the sun, the moon, and 

the stars. 
He sees all things, animals, and people, in the 

world. 
I cannot hide from God. 
He sees me in the light, and in the dark. 
He sees my body, and my spirit. 
He sees all I think, and all I do. 
God is All-Seeing. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Can you see all the stars in the sky? 

2. Can God see them all? When? 

3. What can God see in the sky ? 

4. What can He see in the world ? 

5. When can God see you ? 

6. What two parts of you can He see ? 

7. Can God see your thoughts? 

8. What do we say about God seeing ? 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 11 

Lesson 8. 

Bible Words, 58. 
GOD IS ALL-WISE. 

A bird knows where to find its nest. 

It knows where to get food for its little birds. 

It does not know w T ords. 

It cannot talk, nor read, nor write. 

A boy knows many things. 

He knows words, and can write them. 

He can read a book, and study a lesson. 

He can talk about many things. 

A boy knows more than a bird. 

A man knows very many things. 

He can read many words in a large book. 

He can learn a long, hard lesson. 

He can think and study much, and write a 

book. 
A man is wiser than a boy. 

God knows all things. 
He knows all the birds in the air. 
He knows all the animals in the fields and 
woods. 



12 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

He knows all the fishes in the water. 
He knows all people, and their names. 
He knows all they think, and say, and do. 
He knows all the stars, and their names. 
God is wiser than a very wise man. 
God is All-wise. 

1. What does a bird know ? 

2. What does it not know ? 

3. What cannot a bird do ? 

4. What can a boy do, but a bird cannot do ? 

5. Which knows more, a boy or a bird ? 

6. Which knows more, a boy or a man ? 

7. What things does God know ? 

8. Tell some things God knows ? 

9. What do we call God because He knows all things? 



Lesson 9. 

Bible Words, 59. 
GOD IS ALMIGHTY. 



A bird can carry a string in its mouth. 
A dog can carry a basket in his mouth. 
The dog is stronger than the bird. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 13 

A boy can carry a chair. 

The boy is stronger than the dog. 

A man can carry a table. 

The man is stronger than the boy. 

Many men can carry a large heavy box. 
God is stronger than all men. 

God is Almighty. 

QXJKSXIOISS. 

1. Which is stronger, the bird or the dog ? 

2. Which is stronger, the dog or the boy ? 

3. Which is stronger, the boy or the man ? 

4. Which is stronger, the man or many men ? 

5. Which is stronger, many men or God? 

6. What do we call God because He is stronger than all 

men ? 



Lesson lO. 

Bible Words, 6o. 
GOD IS HOLY. 

Men's thoughts are often wrong. 
God's thoughts are holy always. 
Men's wishes are often wrong. 



14 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

God's wishes are holy always. 

Men's plans are often wrong. 

God's plans are holy always. 

Men often do wrong. 

God does right always. 

He never sinned. 

He never will sin. 

All He thinks, and wishes, and plans, and does, 

is right. 
God is Holy. 



QUESTIONS. 

1. Whose thoughts, and wishes, and plans, are often 

wrong ? 

2. Whose thoughts, and wishes, and plans, are holy 

always? 

3. What do men often do ? 

4. What does God always do ? 

5. Has God ever sinned? 

6. Will He ever sin ? 

7. What do we call God because He never sins? 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 15 

Lesson 11. 

Bible Words, 61. 
GOD IS LOVE. 

A little girl likes her doll. 

She loves her father. 

He loves her when he can see her, and when 

he cannot see her. 
God is her Father in heaven. 
He sees her always, and loves her always. 
God loves her more than her father loves her. 

God loves all, everywhere. 
When we are good, He loves us and is glad. 
When we are bad, He loves us and is sorry. 
God is Love. 



QUESTIONS. 

1. When does a father love his little girl ? 

2. Who is her Father in heaven ? 

3. Who loves her more, her father at home, or her 

Father in heaven ? 

4. When does God see her, and love her? 

5. Whom does God love ? Where ? 



16 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

6. Does God love us when we are good ? How does He 

feel when we are good? 

7. Does God love us when we are bad ? How does He 

feel w T hen w r e are bad ? 

8. What do we say of Him because He loves all, every- 

where ? 



Lesson 12. 

Bible Words, 62. 
GOD IS ALL— GOOD, 



A mother is good to her little boy. 

She feeds him when he is hungry. 

She makes clothes for him. 

She gives many things to him. 

She teaches him. 

She takes care of him in the day, and the night. 

She helps him when he is well, and when he is 

sick. 
She is always good to him because she loves 

him. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 17 

God is better than a good mother or father. 

He gives food, and clothes, and good things to 
parents and children. 

He takes care of all when they sleep, and when 
they are awake. 

He is good to all people and all spirits every- 
where, because He loves all. 

God is all — good. 

QIESTIONS. 

1. What does a good mother do for her little boy when 

he is hungry ? 

2. What does she make for him ? 

3. How does he learn many things? 

4. When does she take care of him ? 

5. Why is she always good to him ? 

6. Which is the better to him, his mother, or his 

Father in heaven ? 

7. From whom do the boy and his mother get all 

good things ? 

8. When does God take care of them ? 

9. To whom is God good? 

10. What do we say about God because He takes care 
of all, and gives good things to all ? 



18 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 13. 

Bible Words, 63. 
GOD NEVER CHANGES. 

A boy becomes an old man and dies. 
God never becomes old ; He lives always. 

An ignorant boy becomes a wise man. 
God is wise always. 

A strong man becomes weak, and a weak man 

becomes strong. 
God is strong always. 

A man is sometimes at home, and sometimes 

away from home. 
God is everywhere always. 

A woman sees, but becomes blind. 
God sees always. 

A girl loves her father, but changes and hates 

him. 
God loves always. 

A good girl can become bad, and a bad girl 

can become good. 
God is holy alwavs. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 19 

He is not like the boy, or girl, or man, or woman; 

they all change. 
He is the same always. 
God never changes. 



QIESTIONS. 

How long does God live? 
How long is He wise? 
How long is He strong? 
How long is He everywhere ? 
How long can He see everything ? 
How long does He love all ? 
How long is He holy? 

What do we say of God because He is always the 
same ? 



Lesson 14. 

Bible Words, 64. 
GOD, THE CREATOR. 

A boy planned to make a ball. 
He took yarn, and leather, and thread. 
He wound the yarn, and sewed the leather with 
the thread. 



20 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

God planned the world. 

He took nothing ; He spoke, and the world was 

made. 
He created the world, and all things in it. 
He created the birds, and animals, and fishes. 
He created the bodies and spirits of all men. 
He created the spirits in heaven. 
He created the sun, the moon, and the stars. 
He created all things everywhere. 

God is the Creator. 



QUKSXIOFiS. 

1. What did a boy make ? 

2. What did he make it out of? 

3. What did he do to make it? 

4. Who made the world ? 

5. What did He make it out of? 

6. What did He do to make it ? 

7. What things did He create in the world? 

8. What things did He create in the sky ? 

9. What did He create in heaven? 

10. Who made our bodies and our spirits ? 

11. Who made all things ? 

12. What do we call God because He made all things? 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 21 

Lesson 15. 

Bible Words, 65. 
GOD, THE KEEPER. 

God keeps my body all day and all night, while 
I am awake and while I am asleep. 

I live because He keeps my spirit in my body 
day after day, and year after year. 

God keeps all the people in the world. 
He keeps all the birds in the air. 
He keeps all the cattle in the fields. 
He keeps all the fishes in the water. 
He keeps all the stars in the sky. 
He keeps all the spirits in heaven . 
He keeps all things everywhere. 
God never forgets; He is never careless. 
God is the Keeper. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. When does God keep your body ? 

2. Where is your spirit ? 

3. Who keeps your spirit in your body ? 

4. Whom does God keep in the world ? 

5. What does He keep in the air *? 

6. What does He keep in the field ? 



22 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

7. What does He keep in the water? 

8. What does He keep in the sky ? 

9. What does He keep in heaven ? 

10. What does He keep everywhere ? 

11. Is God careless? Does He ever forget? 

12. What do we call God because He keeps all things 

everywhere ? 



Lesson 16. 

Bible Words, 66. 
GOD, THE RULER. 

God rules all worlds. 

He rules all spirits in heaven. 

He rules all people. 

He gives us good laws to obey. 

GOD'S TEN LAWS. 

1. We must love and worship the one God. 

2. We must not worship idols. 

3. We must not speak against God. 

4. We must remember the Sabbath Day. 

5. We must honor our father and mother. 

6. We must not be angry, or hate, or kill. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 23 

7. We must not think, or say, or do shameful 

things. 

8. We must not steal. 

9. We must not lie. 

10. We must not want to take another per- 
son's things. 

GOD'S GREAT LAW. 

We must love God and one another. 
God is the Ruler. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who rules all worlds? 

2. Whom does He rule in heaven ? 

3. Whom does He rule on earth ? 

4. What does He give us to obey ? 

5. What is His law about love and worship ? 

6. What is His law about idols ? 

7. What is His law about speaking against Him ? 

8. What is His law about the Sabbath Day ? 

9. What is His law about our father and mother ? 

10. What is His law about being angry? 

11. What is His law about shameful things? 

12. What is His law about stealing? 

13. What is His law about lying ? 

14. What is His great law ? 

15. What do we call God because He makes laws for us 

to obey ? 



24 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 17. 

Bible Words, 67. 
REVIEW: TRUTHS ABOUT GOD. 



FILL BLANKS. 



1. God has not a body. God is a 

2. He never began to live. 

He will never die. God lives .. 

3. He is in heaven, the sky, 

and the world. God is 

4. He sees all things. God is 

5. He knows all things. God is 

6. He can do all things. God is 

7. He never sins. God is ... 

8 He loves all. God is 

9. He cares for us and gives 

us good things. God is 

10. He is always the same. God never.. 

11. He made all things. God is the. 

12. He takes care of all things. 

God is the.. 

13. He gives us good laws. God is the 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 25 



DUTIES TO GOD. 



Lesson 18. 

Bible Words, 68. 
HONOR AND LOVE. 

Some men are wise and we honor them. God 
is wiser than the wisest men, and we 
should honor God more. 

A good king makes good laws, and we honor 
him. God is better than a good king, and 
we should honor God more. 

A good man obeys God, and we honor him. 
God is better than the best man, and we 
should honor God more. 

Our parents and friends are good to us, and we 
honor and love them. God is better than 
our parents and friends, and we should 
honor and love God most of all. 



2G GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Which should we honor more, God or a wise man? 

Why ? 

2. Which should we honor more, God or a good king ? 

Why ? 

3. Which should we honor more, God or a good man ? 

Why? 

4. Which should we honor and love more, God or our 

parents and friends ? Why ? 



Lesson 19. 

Bible Words, 69. 
THANKSGIVING. 

A boy went to a store and saw a top. 
He wanted it, and gave money to a woman. 
She gave the top to him, and he carried it home. 
The top was his because he gave money for it. 

A poor girl went to the store, and saw a doll. 
She wanted it, and a kind man gave it to her. 



TOPICAL LESSOXS. 2Ti 

She wanted to give money to him, but she had 

no money. 
She thanked him, and carried the doll home. 
The doll was hers, because the kind man gave 

it to her. 
She often thought about him, and felt thankful 

to him. 

God is better than the kind man. 

He gives good things for our bodies and our 

spirits. 
We cannot pay Him. 
We must remember Him, and be very thankful 

to Him. 



QUESTIONS. 

Before a boy bought a top, whose was it? 
After he bought it, whose was it ? 
Why was it his ? 

Did a poor girl give money for a doll ? 
Why was it hers ? 

How did she feel towards the man ? 
For what did she feel thankful? 
Which is better, God or a kind man? 
Can we pay God for the things He gives us? W T hat 
must we do ? 



28 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 20. 

Bible Words, 70. 
OBEDIENCE. 

We should obey God, because He is our Creator. 

We should obey Him, because He is wise, and 
can plan for us. 

We should obey Him, because His laws are 
holy, just, and good. 

We should obey Him, because He loves us, and 
wants us to be good and happy, like Him- 
self. 

We should obey Him, because, if we disobey 
Him, we sin greatly. 

We should obey God, because, if we continue to 
sin, we cannot enter heaven. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why should we obey God? 

2. Why can He plan for us ? 

3. Tell three things about His laws? 

4. What does He want us to be ? 

5. Is it a little sin to disobey God ? 

6. Where cannot we go if we continue to disobey God? 



TOPICAL LESSONS. -9 

Lesson 21. 

Bible Words, 71. 
PRAYER. 

When we are with our parents and friends, we 
can see them and talk with them. 

God is with us. We cannot see Him, but we 
can talk to Him. He sees us, and knows 
all we think, and hears all we say. 

When we talk to God, we pray. 

We must pray to God to forgive our sins. 
We must pray to God to help us to be good. 
We must pray to God to give us the things we 
need. 

We must pray for our parents and friends. 
We must pray for our teachers and school mates. 
We must pray for the poor, sick, ignorant, and 
wicked. 

We must pray every day. 

We must pray at home, and away from home. 

We must pray in the House of God. 

God hears and answers prayer. 



30 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QXJKSXIOPSS. 

1. Whom can we see when we talk with them ? 

2. Whom can we not see when we talk with Him? 

3. Tell three things about God when we talk to Him? 

4. What is prayer ? 

5. What must we ask God to do for us? 

6. For whom must we pray? 

7. When must we pray ? 

8. Where must we pray ? 

9. What can you say about God and prayer? 



Lesson 22. 

Bible Words, 72. 
WORSHIP. 



Angels in heaven revere God. 
They bow before Him, and sing to Him. 
They call Him holy, and good, and great. 
Angels and all spirits in heaven worship God. 

A church is God's house. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 31 

Many people go into it. 
They sit still, and think about God. 
They revere Him, like the angels in heaven. 
They pray together to Him. 
They sing hymns to Him, 
A good man preaches to them about God. 
He tells them how to be good. 
The people listen and learn. 
When they think, and pray, and sing, and listen, 
they worship God. 

God is a spirit, We must worship Him with 
our spirits. 



QiESTIONS. 

Where are the angels? 

What do they do before God ? 

What do they call Him? 

What is a church ? 

What do people do in a church ? 

About what does a good man preach ? 

Whom should we worship ? 

With what should we worship Him ? 



32 GKEAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 23. 

Bible Words, 73. 
TRUST. 

I am weak, but God is almighty. 
I believe He can help me. 

I am ignorant, but God is all-wise. 
I believe He can teach me. 

I am sinful, but God is holy. 
I believe He can change my spirit, and make 
me good. 

I cannot see God, but He is the all-seeing. 
I believe He can watch and keep me. 

I trust God to help me, to teach me, to change 
me, and to keep me. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why do you believe that God can help you? 

2. Why do you believe that He can teach you? 

3. What do you believe He can do to your spirit ? 

4. Why do you believe that He can watch and keep you ? 

5. What can you trust God to do for you ? 



TOPICAL LESSONS, 33 

Lesson 24. 

Bible Words, 74. 
DUTIES TO OTHERS. 

I must be good and do good, to all with me. 

I must honor and obey my parents. 
I must love and trust them. 
I must thank them for all their kindness to me. 
I must help them all I can. 
I must be kind and loving to my brothers and 
sisters. 

I must honor and obey my teachers. 
I must learn all they try to teach me. 

I must honor old men and women. 
I must be kind to my schoolmates and play- 
mates. 
I must forgive my enemies. 
I must pity the poor and sick, and help them. 
I must be true and loving to all. 

I want all persons to be good to me. 
I must be good to all. 



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34 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. To whom must you be good ? 

2. What must you do to your parents? 

3. What must you be to your brothers and sisters? 

4. What must you do to your teachers ? 

5. What must you do to old people? 

6. What must you be to your schoolmates and play- 

mates ? 

7. What must you do to your enemies? 

8. What must you do for the poor and sick ? 

9. To whom must you be true and loving ? 

10. What do you want all persons to be to you ? 

11. What must you be to all? 



Lesson 25. 

Bible Words, 75- 
GOD'S GREAT LAW OF LOVE. 

God gives us many laws. They are all good. 

His best law is about Love. It tells us we 

must love God most, and must love one 

another. 
We should love God most because He is holy. 

He is better than good men or angels. No 

one is holy like Him. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 35 

We should love Him most because He is very 
good to all. No one is so good to us. He 
made us. He keeps us. He gives us all 
our good things. He loves us more than 
any other person loves us. He gave His 
Son to die for us. We should love Him be- 
cause He first loved us. 

God's greatest and best law tells us we must 
love one another. We must love all people, 
good and bad. God is good to us : so we 
must be good to them. God forgives us : 
so we must forgive them. God helps us : 
so we must help them. God loves us : so 
we must love them. 

If we obey God's law about Love, we will obey 
all His laws. 



QUESTIONS. 

1. What is God's best law about? 

2. Whom does it say we must love most? 

3. Why should we love God most ? 

4. What does God do for us ? 

5. Did we love God first? 

6. What kind of people should we love ? 

7. Why must we be good to them ? 



36 GREAT TRLTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

8. Why must we forgive theru ? 

9. Why must we help them ? 

10. Why must we love them ? 

11. What law helps us to obey all of God's laws ? 



Lesson 26, 

Bible Words, 76. 

SIN. 

A baby boy does not know about God. 

He cannot think about God's laws. 

He does not sin. 

When he becomes older, he learns about God 

and His laws. 
He disobeys God and sins. 
All persons disobey God. 
All persons sin. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Does a baby boy know about God ? 

2. Can he think about God'slaws? 

3. Does a baby boy sin*? 

4. When he learns about God's laws, and disobeys 

them, what does he do? 

5. Do all persons sin ? 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 37 

Lesson 27. 

Bible Words, 77. 
THREE KINDS OF SIN. 

A boy was angry at a girl and struck her. 
He did wrong to her. 

A boy was angry at a girl. 
He did not strike her, but his words were un- 
kind. 
He spoke wrong to her. 

A boy was angry at a girl. 

He did not strike her, or speak to her, but he 

hated her. 
He thought wrong about her. 

When he did and spoke wrong to her, and 
thought wrong about her, he sinned against 
God. 

We must not do wrong. 
We must not speak wrong. 
We must not think wrong. 



38 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How did a boy feel toward a girl ? 

2. When did he do wrong to her? 

3. When did he speak wrong to her? 

4. When did he think wrong about her ? 

5. When he wronged her, against whom did he also sin? 

6. In what three ways must we not sin ? 



Lesson 28. 

Bible Words, 78. 
REPENTANCE. 



A boy stole his father's knife and sinned. 

He hid it in a drawer all night. 

He went to bed and slept. 

His father found the knife, and punished him. 

The boy was sorry, but not because he sinned. 

He was sorry because his father punished him. 

He stole again. 

He did not repent of his sin. 

A girl stole her mother's knife and sinned. 

She hid it in a drawer. 

She went to bed, but she could not sleep. 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 39 

She thought about the knife and her sin. 

She was sorry because she sinned. 

She carried the knife to her mother. 

She confessed her sin. 

She asked her mother to forgive her. 

She never stole again. 

She repented of her sin. 

When we are sorry for sin, and change from bad 

tO good, We REPENT. 



QVESTIONS. 

1. When a boy stole a knife, was he sorry because he 

had sinned? Why was he sorry? 

2. What did he do again ? 

3. What did he not do ? 

4. When a girl stole her mother's knife, why was she 

sorry ? 

5. What three things did she do because she was sorry? 
G. What did she not do again ? 

7. Of what did she repent? 

8. When do we repent of sin? 



40 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 29. 

Bible Words, yg. 
THE HOLY BIBLE. 

A man planned a book. 

He wrote many stories and printed them. 

His book is named a Story Book. 

God planned a book, but He did not write it. 
He taught good men about the things He 

created. 
He taught them about His home in heaven. 
He taught them about His laws. 
He taught them about His Son, Jesus Christ. 
He taught them about good people and bad. 
He taught them how to be good and happy. 
He taught them about their bodies and spirits. 
He told them to write about all these things. 
His spirit helped them write. 

The good men wrote all these things in God's 

Book. 
Some men printed it, 



TOPICAL LESSONS. 41 

It is better than a man's Story Book. 

No book is like God's Book ; it is the best book. 

God is holy ; His book is holy. 

God's Book is named the Holy Bible. 

QUESTIONS. 

1 . What book did a man plan and write ? 

2. Who planned a book, but did not write it himself? 

Who did write it ? 

3. How did good men know what to write ? 

4. What did God tell them about ? 

5. What did He tell them to do about all these things? 

6. Who helped the men to write ? 

7. Whose book is the best book ? 

8. What is God's Book called ? 



Lesson 30. 



THREE WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT GOD. 

I cannot see God, but I can think about Him. 

I think about God, the Father. 

I think about God, the Sox of the Father. 

I think about God, the Holy Spirit. 

God — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit- 
is One God. 



42 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



QUESTIONS. 

1. In how many ways do we think about God ? 

2. What is the first way ? 

3. What is the second way ? 

4. What is the third way ? 

5. How many Gods is, the Father, the Son, and the Holy 

Spirit? 




PART SECOND. 



God the Son on the Earth. 



/ came down from Heaven. 

I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world : 

again, I leave the world, and go to the 

Father. — Jesus Christ. 




Lesson 31, 



JESUS THE HOLY CHILD. 

God the Son was a Spirit in heaven. He came 

from heaven to earth. 
On the earth He had a body and a spirit, like all 

men. 
He became a little child in Bethlehem. 
He was holy in heaven, and a holy child on 

earth. 
His Father was God. 
His mother's name was Mary. 
Her husband's name was Joseph. 
Mary and Joseph were poor, but very good. 
An angel from heaven told them to name the 

Holy Child, Jesus. 



46 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where was God the Son before He came to the earth ? 

2. On the earth, what did He have like all men ? 

3. Where did He become a little child? 

4. In what two places was He holy ? 

5. What was His mother's name ? 

6. What was her husband's name? 

7. What did they call the Holy Child ? 

8. Who told them to call Him Jesus ? 



Lesson 32. 

JESUS AND THE SHEPHERDS. 

Shepherds watched their sheep in a field in the 

night. 
A bright angel came from heaven to meet them. 
They feared him, but he told them not to fear. 
He wanted them to be glad. 
He told them about Jesus in a manger in 

Bethlehem. 
Many bright angels came from heaven to the 

shepherds, and sang about Jesus. 
The shepherds went to the manger and found 

Him. 
They were very glad and told many people. 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. 47 

QIESTIONS. 

Where did shepherds watch their sheep ? When ? 

Who came from heaven to them ? 

What did he want them to be? 

About whom did he tell them ? 

What do many bright angels do ? 

Where did the shepherds go to find Jesus ? 

When they found Him, how did they feel? 

What did they do ? 



Lesson 33. 

JESUS AND THE WISE MEN. 

Some wise men lived far away from Bethlehem. 
They wanted to see Jesus. 

They rode many days, and came to Bethlehem. 
They went into a house, and found Jesus with 

Mary, His mother. 
They kneeled before Him, and worshipped Him 

like the angels in heaven. 
They gave beautiful things to Him. 
They worshipped Him because He was the Son 

of God. 



48 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Why did wise men come to Bethlehem? 

2. How long were they in coming from their homes to 

Bethlehem ? 

3. Where did they find Jesus? With whom? 

4. What did they do before Him ? 

5. Like whom did they worship Him? 

6. What did they give to Him ? 

7. Why did they worship Him ? 



Lesson 34. 

JESUS AND THE CRUEL KING. 

Herod was a wicked and cruel King. 

He was afraid Jesus would become a man, and 

the King instead of himself. 
He planned to kill Jesus, but could not find 

Him. 
Herod was very angry, and killed many little 

children in Bethlehem. 
An angel told Joseph to cany Jesus to Egypt. 
They stayed there many days. 
God told Joseph to go to Nazareth. 
The home of Jesus was in Nazareth many 

years. 



GOD THE SON ON THE EARTH. 49 

1. Who was Herod ? 

2. Of what was he afraid ? 

3. What did Herod plan to do to Jesus? 

4. Did Herod kill Jesus 

5. Whom did he kill ? 

6. Why could he not kill Jesus? 

7. How long did Joseph stay in Egypt? 

8. Where did he then take Jesus? 

9. How lon£ did Jesus live in Nazareth? 



Lesson 35. 

JESUS IN THE TEMPLE. 

God's holy and beautiful house was in Jerusalem. 

It was named the Temple. 

When Jesus was twelve years old, Joseph and 

Mary took Him to Jerusalem. 
He worshipped God the Father in the Temple. 
Some wise men were in it. 
Jesus talked with them. 
He asked many wise questions, and He answered 

many wise questions. 



50 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

People listened to His words. 
They wondered because the boy Jesus was very 
wise. 

QUESTIONS. 

What was the Temple ? Where was it? 
How old was Jesus when He went to the Temple. 
With whom did He go? 
What did He do in the Temple? 
With whom did He talk? 
What kind of questions did He ask? 
What kind of questions did He answer ? 
Why did the people wonder at His questions and His 
answers ? 



Lesson 36. 

JESUS TEMPTED. 

Satan is a wdcked spirit, 

He is the enemy of God, and angels, and all 

good people. 
He tempts us to disobey God, and sin. 
He tempted Jesus many times. 
He tempted Him in the wilderness, and in 

Jerusalem, and on a mountain. 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 51 

But Jesus never yielded to Satan ; He resisted 

temptation always. 
He obeyed all of God's laws. 
Jesus was a holy child, a holy youth, and a 

holy man. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who is Satan? 

2. Whose enemy is he ? 

3. What does he tempt ns to do ? 

4. Where did Satan tempt Jesus? 

5. What did Jesus do when Satan tempted Him? 

6. Whom did Jesus always obey ? 

7. When was Jesus holy ? 



Lesson 37- 

Bible Words, 81. 



JESUS, THE GREAT TEACHER. 

Some teachers are wise : Jesus was the all-wise 

teacher. 
Sometimes He taught one person ; sometimes 

He taught many people. 
He taught a woman by a well. 



52 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

He taught a man in the night. 
He taught twelve men called His disciples. 
He taught many people by the sea, and in the 
Temple. 

Jesus taught many people on a mountain. 
He taught them to be humble, merciful, just, 

and perfect like God. 
He taught them not to be angry, nor to hate, 

nor to speak wicked words. 
He taught them to repent, to love, to give, to 

forgive, to pray, and to trust God. 
Some people heard His words, and obeyed them. 
Jesus said they were like a wise man. 
Some people heard His words, but did not obey 

them. 
Jesus said they were like a foolish man. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who was the wisest teacher ? 

2. How many people did Jesns teach at a time? 

3. Where did He teach a woman ? 

4. When did He teach a man ? 

5. What twelve men did He teach ? 

6. Tell three places where He taught many people ? 

7. On a mountain, what did He teach people to be ? 



GOD THE SON ON THE EARTH. 53 

8. What did He teach them not to be ? 

9. What did He teach them to do ? 

10. When people heard and obeyed Jesus' words, whom 

did He say they were like ? 

11. When people heard Jesus' words, but did not obey 

them, whom did He say they were like? 



Lesson 38. 

Bible Words, 82. 
THE LOVE OF JESUS. 

Jesus loves all good people, and all bad people. 
He loves the good more than He does the bad. 

Jesus on the earth loved His friends. 

Three of His friends were Mary and Martha, and 

their brother Lazarus. 
He loved to stay with them in their home. 
Twelve of Jesus' friends were called His disciples. 
They went where He went, and stayed where He 

stayed. 
He loved them, and taught them, and helped 

them to be good. 



54 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

He prayed for them, and with them. 
One of them was named John ; Jesus loved him 
very much. 

Jesus loved His enemies. 

Many wicked men were enemies of Jesus. 

They hated Him, and were cruel to Him, and 

wanted to kill Him. 
But He did not hate them. 
He prayed for His enemies as He prayed for His 

friends. 

Jesus loved children. 

He called them to come to Him. 

He took them up in His arms. 

He put His hands upon them, and blessed them. 

He told His disciples they must be kind to them. 

He said all people must be like good children. 

Jesus said : " Suffer little children to come 

unto Me." 
He calls children to Him now. 
They can come to Him in prayer. 
Jesus loves me. 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 55 

OlESTIONS. 

J . What two kinds of people does Jesus love ? 

2. Which does He love more, good people or bad people ? 

3. What two sisters and their brother did Jesus love ? 

4. What were twelve of His friends called ? 

5. What did He do for thern ? 

6. Which of them did Jesus love most? 

7. Did Jesus love His enemies? 

8. What did cruel men want to do to Him ? 

9. Did He hate them ? 

10. What did He do for His enemies? 

1 1 . What did Jesus do to children because He loved 

them ? 

12. Whom did He say people must be like ? 

13. What kind w T ords did Jesus say about little children ? 

14. How can children come to Him now ? 

15. Does Jesus love vou ? 



Lesson 39. 

Bible Words, 83. 
THE POWER OF JESUS. 

Jesus did many wonderful things. 
Xo man can do things like them. 
Jesus turned water into wine. 



56 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

He caused a great multitude of fishes in the 

Sea of Galilee to be caught by His disciples. 
He walked on the sea, and did not sink in the 

water. 
The wind blew hard on the sea ; He told it to 

be still, and it obeyed Him. 
The waves were high ; He told them to be calm, 

and they obeyed Him. 
He took five small loaves of bread and two 

small fishes ; He made the loaves and 

fishes become more and more, and fed 

many people. 

Jesus healed the sick. 

A man was sick many years. Jesus saw him 
lying on the ground, and told him to stand 
up and walk. He stood and walked, be- 
cause Jesus made him well. 

A woman was sick, with a fever, in her son's 

house. 
He was one of Jesus' disciples. Jesus healed 

her, took her by the hand, and lifted her 

up. 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. Oi 

A man was deaf and dumb. Jesus touched his 
ears and tongue, and the man heard and 
spoke. 

A baby boy was blind. He became a man. 
Jesus met him, pitied him, and healed him. 

A man was blind and dumb. Jesus healed him. 

People wondered because Jesus made the deaf 
to hear, the dumb to speak, and the blind 
to see. 

Jesus raised the dead. 

A widow had an only son. 

He was a young man. He died. 

Jesus saw his mother weeping, and pitied her, 

and told her not to weep. 
He told the young man to arise. 
He rose and began to speak, because Jesus 

made him live again. 

A man named Jairus had an oxly daughter. 

She was twelve years old. She was dying. 
Her father beggeJ Jesus to come to his house 

and make her well. 
Before Jesus readied the house she died. 



58 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

He went into a room and saw the daughter 

dead. 
He took her by the hand, and told her to arise. 
She rose and walked, because Jesus made her 

live again. 

Martha and Mary had a brother. 

His name was Lazarus. 

He died, and lay in a tomb four days. 

His sisters went to it, and wept. 

Jesus went to the tomb. Jesus wept, 

He called to Lazarus to arise. 

He rose and went to his home, because Jesus 

made him to live again. 
Jesus did wonderful things. He healed the 

sick and raised the dead, because He had 

the Power of God the Son. 

1. What kind of things did Jesus do ? 

2. What did He do with some water? 

3. What did He do about many fishes? 

4. What did He tell the wind to do ? 

5. What did He tell the waves to do? 

6. Did the wind and the waves obey Him ? 

7. What did He do with five small loaves of bread, 

and two small fishes? 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 59 

8. What did Jesus tell a sick man lying on the ground 

to do? What did the man do? 

9. What did Jesus do to a sick woman ? 

10. What did Jesus do to a deaf and dumb man? What 

did the man then do ? 

11. What did Jesus do to a blind man ? 

12. What did He do to a blind and dumb man ? 

13. Why did people wonder at Jesus ? 

14. Tell about Jesus, and the only son of a widow. 

15. Tell about Jesus, and the only daughter of Jairus. 

16. Tell about Jesus, and the brother of Martha and 

Mary. 

17. Why could Jesus do wonderful things, and heal the 

sick, and raise the dead ? 




60 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



LAST DAYS OF JESUS ON THE EARTH 



Lesson 40. 



THE LAST SUPPER. 



Jesus was all-wise. He knew when He 
would die. 

The day before His death He sat down with 
His disciples to eat His last supper with them. 
He took some bread and prayed to His Father. 
He broke it and gave the pieces to them. He 
said His body would soon be broken like the 
bread. He told them to sit together at a table 
sometimes, after He was dead, and eat bread 
and remember Him and His death. 

Then He took a cup of wine and prayed 
again. He said His blood was somewhat like 
the wine. It would flow from His broken 
body. He gave them the wine to drink. He 
told them to drink wine together sometimes 
and remember Him. 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 01 

He spoke many kind and loving words to 
them. He promised to send the Holy Spirit 
to them from heaven, to teach them, and help 
them, and make them happy. He told them 
to love one another, and tell all people about 
Him. He told them that His Father in heaven 
loved them, because they loved Him. 

He prayed with them. He prayed for them, 
and for all His friends in the world. He knew 
many people would become His friends after 
He died; He prayed for them. He asked His 
Father to take the spirits of all His friends to 
His home in heaven when they die. 

When the supper was ended, Jesus and His 
disciples sang a hymn together, and then He 
led them out of the City of Jerusalem to the 
Mount of Olives. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. How did Jesus know when He would die? 

2. With whom did He eat His last supper on the earth ? 

3. When He took some bread, what was the first thing 

He did ? 

4. W T hat two things did He then do with it? 

5. What did He sav the broken bread w r as like? 



62 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

C>. What did He tell His disciples to do after He was 
dead ? 

7. When He took a cup of wine, what was the first 

thing He did ? 

8. What did He say the wine was somewhat like ? 

9. What did He then do with the wine? 

10. What did He tell them to do sometimes ? 

11. What kind of words did He speak to them ? 

12. Whom did He promise to send from heaven? 

13. What would the Holy Spirit do for them ? 

14. What did He say about God the Father's love ? 

15. For whom did Jesus pray with His disciples? 

16. What did He ask the Father to do for His friends? 

17. After supper, where did Jesus lead His disciples? 



Lesson 41. 



GETHSEMANE. 



On the Mount of Olives there was a garden 
named Gethsemane. Jesus often led His dis- 
ciples there. After the Last Supper they went 
there again. It was in the night. Then He 
went a little way from them alone, and kneeled 
on the ground, and prayed. He thought of 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. B3 

His death, and He was in great sorrow. He 
prayed to His Father once, and again, and again. 
A kind angel from heaven came to Him. He 
told His Father He was willing to die. 

One of the disciples of Jesus was not His true 
friend. His name was Judas. He led many 
wicked and cruel men to Jesus in the garden. 
He pretended to love Jesus, and kissed Him. 
Then the cruel men bound Jesus, and led Him 
to the city. His disciples were afraid of them, 
and ran away. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Where was the garden of Gethseinane ? 

2. Whom did Jesus often lead there ? 

3. What did He do there after the Last Supper ? 

4. While He prayed, why was He in great sorrow ? 

5. How many times did He pray to His Father? 

6. Who came to Him from heaven ? 

7. What did He tell His Father He was willing to do? 

8. Who was Judas ? 

9. Was He a true friend of Jesus ? 

10. Whom did He lead to the garden ? 

11. What did Judas do to Jesus ? 

12. Did Judas kiss Jesus because He loved him ? 

13. What did the cruel men do to Jesus ? 

14. What did Jesus' disciples do ? Why ? 



C4 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 42. 

THE UNJUST TRIAL. 

The Jews accused Jesus of doing many wrong 
things. They lied about Him. 

Pilate was a ruler over the Jews. Jesus w T as 
led before him to be judged. 

Pilate found nothing wrong in Him. 

The Jews w r anted Jesus to die on a cross, and 
Pilate wanted to please them. 

Pilate was unjust and cruel to Him, and 
whipped Him very hard. Some men put a 
crown of thorns on Jesus' head. They spit 
upon Him, and struck Him with their hands. 
They struck Him on the head with a stick. 

Pilate knew that Jesus was innocent, but he 
w r ould not let Him go. He told the Jews to 
take Him and crucify Him, and they led Him 
away. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who accused Jesus of doing many wrong things? 

2. Who was Pilate? 

3. When Pilate judged Jesus, did he find anything 

wrong in Him ? 



GOD THE SON OX THE EARTH. 65 

4. What did the Jews want to be done to Jesus? 

5. Why did not Pilate let Jesus go ? 

6. What did he do to Him ? 

7. What cruel things did some men do to Jesus? 

8. What did Pilate tell the Jews to do to Him? 



Lesson 43. 

THE CRUEL DEATH. 



Jesus carried His cross. A great company of 
people followed Him. Some of them were kind 
women. They loved Him, and wept, because 
they were sorry for Him. He turned and saw 
them weeping, and spoke kindly to them. 

Two thieves were led with Jesus to be cruci- 
fied on Calvary. Jesus hung upon a cross. 
Xails were driven into His hands and His feet. 
One thief was on a cross at His right hand. 
The other thief was on a cross at His left hand. 

Jesus prayed for His cruel enemies. He 
said : " Father, forgive them." One of the 
thieves prayed to Him. Jesus told him that 
soon their spirits would be happy together, 
when their bodies were dead. 



66 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

One of His disciples was named John. Jesus 
loved him more than He loved the other dis- 
ciples. John stood by His cross with Mary, the 
mother of Jesus, and two other women named 
Mary. The sun became dark. Jesus prayed, 
saying, " Father, into Thy hands I commend 
my spirit ;" and then He said, " It is finished :" 
and He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit. 

The earth shook, the rocks opened, the people 
wondered, and many said that truly Jesus was 
the Son of God. 

A soldier thrust his spear into Jesus' side. 
Blood flowed from it. At the Last Supper, Jesus 
told His disciples to drink wine, and remember 
His blood flowing when He was on the cross. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. When Jesus was led away to be crucified, what did 

He carry ? 

2. Who followed Him? 

3. While some women followed Him, why did they 

weep ? 

4. When He saw them weeping, what did He do? 

5. Who were crucified with Jesus? 

6. On the cross, for whom did He pray ? 

7. Who prayed to Him when He was on the cross? 



GOD THE SON OX THE EARTH. 67 

8. What did Jesus tell him ? 

9. What disciple did Jesus love most ? 

10. How many Marys stood by Jesus' cross? 

11. Who was one of them? 

12. What words did Jesus say to His Father? 

3 . When He died, what happened to the earth and to 
the rocks ? 

14. What did a soldier do with a spear ? 

15. What flowed from Jesus' side ? 

16. At the Last Supper, what did He tell His disciples 

the wine was somewhat like ? 



Lesson 44. 

JESUS IN THE TOMB. 

A good man named Joseph took the dead 
body of Jesus from the cross. He wrapped it 
in fine, clean cloth. He put it in a new tomb 
cut out of a rock. He rolled a great stone to 
the door of the tomb. There the dead body of 
Jesus lay from Friday evening until the Sabbath 
morning. 



68 GREAT TRUTHS SI MPT. Y TOT.D. 

QIESTIONS. 

1. Who took the dead body of Jesus down from the 

cross ? 

2. In what did Joseph wrap the body ? 

3. Where did he put it? 

4. What did he roll to the door of the tomb? 

5. From what day to what day, was the body of Jesus 

in the tomb ? 



Lesson 45. 

JESUS LIVES AGAIN. 

An angel came from heaven in the night 
and rolled away the stone from the door of the 
tomb, and sat upon it. His face was very 
bright, and his clothes were white like the 
snow. 

Very early on Sabbath morning, some women 
came to the tomb, and saw the stone was rolled 
away. They saw the angel and were afraid; 
but he told them not to fear. He said that 
Jesus was not in the tomb, but was risen again, 
and they would see Him alive. 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. 69 

Two of Jesus' disciples, Peter and John, came 
to the tomb and went in. They found not the 
body of Jesus ; but they found His clothes, and 
the napkin for His head carefully folded. 

Before Jesus died, He told His disciples that 
after He was dead, He would live again, but 
the3 r did not understand Him. 

When Peter and John were in the tomb, and 
found not His body, they remembered His 
words. 

QIESTIONS. 

1. How was the stone rolled away from Jesus' tomb? 

2. Tell about the face of the angel. Tell about his 

clothes. 

3. When did some women come to the tomb ? 

4. What did they find out about the stone at the door 

of the tomb? 

5. Whom did they see ? 

6. What did the angel tell them about Jesus? 

7. What two of Jesus' disciples came to the tomb ? 

8. What did Peter and John not find in the tomb ? 

9. Before Jesus died, what did He tell His disciples 

would happen after His death ? 
10. Why was Jesus' body not in the tomb? 



70 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 46. 

MARY AT THE TOMB. 

Mary Magdalene stood by the tomb weeping. 
She stooped down and looked into it, and saw 
two angels. They asked her why she was weep- 
ing. She told them she wept because she could 
not find the body of Jesus. Then she turned 
around and saw Him, but she did not know 
Him. He asked her why she wept, and she an- 
swered Him as she answered the angels. Then 
He spoke her name, "Mary." She knew His 
voice and was very glad. He told her to go to 
His disciples, and tell them that He was alive 
again, and would soon ascend to His Father in 
heaven. 

Other women met Jesus, and held Him by 
His feet, and worshipped Him. Then they went 
to the disciples, and told them that they had 
seen Jesus. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. Who stood by Jesus' tomb weeping? 

2. When she looked into it, whom did she see? 

3. What did the angels ask her? What did she answer? 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 71 

4. When she turned around, whom did she see? Did 

she know Him ? 

5. What did He ask her? What did she answer? 

6. What did He call her? 

7. Did she know His voice? 

8. What did Jesus tell Mary to do ? 

9. When other women saw Jesus, what did they do? 



Lesson 47. 

THE RISEN JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES. 

The first Sabbath evening the disciples of 
Jesus were eating together. The doors of the 
room were shut, because the disciples were 
afraid of the Jews. 

But Jesus came into the room and spoke 
kindly to them, saying: " Peace be unto you." 
They were afraid, but He told them not to fear. 
He showed them His hands, and His feet, and 
His side. They saw the prints of the nails and 
the spear, made in His body on the cross. He 
told them He was the same Jesus. They were 
very glad, and wondered greatly. 



ll GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

The next Sabbath He visited them again, 
and said, " Peace be unto you." Then He went 
away, and the disciples did not know where to 
find Him. 



1 . On the morning of what day did Jesus rise from the 

dead? 

2. In the evening of the same day, who were eating 

together? 

3. Why did they shut the doors of their room ? 

4. Could Jesus come into the room when the doors were 

shut? 

5. When He came in, what did He say to His disciples? 

6. What did He show them ? 

7. What made the prints in His hands and His feet? 

What made the print in His side ? 

8. Why were they glad ? 

9. Why did they wonder greatly ? 

10. When did He visit them again ? 

11. What did He say then ? 

12. Did He stay with them ? 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. 73 

Lesson 48. 

THE RISEN JESUS ON THE SEASHORE. 

Some of Jesus' disciples were fishermen on 
the Sea of Galilee. One night they stayed in 
their boats trying to catch fish, but they 
caught nothing. In the morning they saw 
some one standing alone on the shore. It was 
Jesus, but they did not know Him. He told 
them to cast their nets into the sea again. They 
obeyed Him, and very many fishes came into 
their nets. Then they understood that He 
was Jesus. They wondered, and were very 
glad to see Him again. 

One of the fishermen was Peter. Jesus said 
to him : " Feed my sheep." He wanted Peter 
to teach men and women about Him, and help 
them to be His friends and to be like Him. 
Then He said to Peter: "Feed my lambs." 
Jesus wanted him to teach and help the 
children to be good. 



?4 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What was the business of some of Jesus' disciples? 

Where? 

2. When were they trying to catch fish ? Did they 

catch any ? 

3. In the morning, whom did they see on the shore? 

4. Did they know Him ? 

5. What did He tell them to do ? 

6. Did they obey Him? What happened? 

7. What did they then understand ? 

8. What words did Jesus say to Peter about sheep? 

9. Whom did He mean by sheep ? 

10. What did He mean by feeding His sheep ? 

1 1 . What did Jesus say to Peter about lambs ? 

12. Whom did He mean by lambs? 

13. What did He mean bv feeding His lambs ? 



Lesson 49. 

THE RISEN JESUS ASCENDS TO HEAVEN. 

Jesus led His disciples unto the Mount of 
Olives. He lifted up His hands and blessed 
them. While they beheld Him, He was parted 
from them. He rose in the air higher and 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. (0 

higher. A bright cloud was around Him. At 
last they saw Him no more. Two bright 
angels came to them, and told them that He 
was a'one into heaven. 



QIESTIONS. 

Where did Jesus lead His disciples? 

While He lifted up His hands, what did He do? 

While they beheld Him, where did He go ? 

Why could they see Hiui no more ? 

Who came to them ? 

What did the angels tell the disciples? 



Lesson 50. 

Biblv Words, S4> 
JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 

A good shepherd takes care of his sheep. 
He is kind to them. He remembers that they 
are not strong, and cannot help themselves as 
some other animals can. Sometimes a shep- 
herd knows all his sheep, and gives names to 
them. He remembers their faces and their 
names. Sometimes he calls a sheep by its 



/(> GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

name, and it comes to him. Sometimes he 
calls all the sheep together. They know his 
voice. He goes before them. They are not 
afraid of him, but trust him and follow him. 
They would not follow another man, because 
they would be afraid of him. 

The sheep are hungry, and they do not know 
where to find food. But the good shepherd 
knows where it is, and leads them to the fields 
of green grass. They eat of it, and when tired 
they lie down upon it. They are thirsty, and 
do not know where to find water. But the 
shepherd knows, and leads them to springs and 
streams^ and they drink. 

The hot sun shines upon them, and they be- 
come faint. The shepherd leads them to a cool 
place. 

When one of the sheep goes away from the 
flock and is lost, he looks for it, and finds it, and 
brings it back. 

If any sheep is lame, or sick, or weak, he 
carries it on his shoulder. He is very kind to 
the little lambs, and carries them very tenderly 
and carefullv. 



GOD THE SON ON THE EARTH. / / 

If dogs or other animals try to catch the 
sheep, the good shepherd drives them away. 

He is a good shepherd because he leads them, 
and feeds them, and takes care of them. He 
never forgets them : he is never unkind to them. 

Jesus called all good men and women His 
sheep, and all good children His lambs. He 
loves to take care of them. He is always kind 
to them. He remembers that they sin easily, 
and He helps them to do right, He know T s all 
of them everywhere. He knows their faces 
and their names. His spirit calls their spirit, 
and they are glad, and think about Him. 

When Jesus was on earth He was holy, and 
showed men how to be good. AVhen they do 
, like Him, they follow Him. When they have 
good thoughts, they know that His spirit is 
teaching them. They are not afraid of Him, but 
Rve, and trust, and obey Him. They fear Satan 
and wicked men, and will not yield to them. 
They w r ant to be good and happy. Jesus' spirit 
changes their spirits, and ( they become better 
and happier. 

When they are tempted, and it is hard to do 



78 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

right, He helps them. When they sin, He is 
sorry for them, and helps them to be good 
again. 

He loves little children : they are His lambs. 
He knows they are often tempted, and sin easily. 
He watches over them to keep them from be- 
coming bad men and women. Jesus in heaven 
is better to little children than a shepherd is to 
the little lambs in the field. 

When Jesus was on the earth, He said, 
" I am the Good Shepherd." 

QUESTIONS. 

1. What does a good shepherd do ? 

2. What does he remember about his sheep ? 

3. Does he lead them or drive them ? 

4. Do they fear him? Whom do they fear? 

5. When they are hungry, where does he lead them ? 

6. When they are thirsty, where does he lead them ? 

7. When they are tired and warm, where does he lead 

them? 

8. When one is lost, what does he do ? 

9. When one is lame and weak, what does he do? 

10. How is he kind to the lambs ? 

11. If dogs or other animals try to catch the sheep, what 

does the good shepherd do ? 

12. Why is he called a good shepherd ? 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. tV 

13. Who are called Jesus' Sheep? Who are called His 

lambs ? 

14. What does He remember about their sinning? 

15. Can he know all His sheep and lambs everywhere? 

16. Can they hear His voice, as a sheep in the field hears 

the voice of a shepherd ? 

17. How does Jesus call His sheep and lambs? 

18. When do men, and women, and children, follow 

Jesus ? 

19. When w T e have good thoughts, who is teaching us ? 

20. When we are tempted to sin, and try to do right, 

what does Jesus do? 

21. Why does Jesus watch over children ? 

22. Which is better, a good shepherd on the earth or 

Jesus in heaven ? 

23. What did Jesus say about being a shepherd ? 



Lesson 51. 

JESUS LIKE A LAMB. 

1. A lamb is innocent It cannot do wrong. 
A little child does not sin. We say a child is as 
innocent as a lamb. 

Jesus was innocent. He was a holy child, and 
a holy man. He was often tempted on the 
earth, but He never did wrong. 



80 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

2. A lamb is harmless. No persons or animals 
are afraid that it would hurt them. It is not 
cruel like a tiger. 

Jesus was harmless. He never gave trouble 
or pain. No one feared Him. He was always 
kind, going about doing good, and trying to 
make people happy. 

3. A lamb is gentle. It is quiet and tender. 
It is not fierce like a lion. It is never angry. 

Jesus was gentle. People were often unkind 
to Him. They spoke unkindly to Him and 
about Him. They lied about Him. They 
treated Him cruelly, but He never spoke a cross 
word, nor did an angry thing. He tenderly 
took a young girl and a woman by the hand, 
and raised them up. He gently lifted a sick 
boy, and led a blind man. He softly put His 
hands on the heads of little children. 

4. A lamb is patient. When it is sick or in 
pain, it lies down quietly all day and all night. 

Jesus was patient. He suffered very much. 
He had great trouble of spirit, and pain of 



GOD THE SOX ON THE EARTH. 81 

body. He suffered much on the cross, but He 

was always silent, 

5. A lamb is humble. It does not strut like a pea- 
cock, or appear proud like some men and women. 

Jesus was humble. In heaven He was highly 
exalted. Angels honored Him. He was like 
a great king, but He came down to earth, 
and became a poor man. He humbled Himself. 

0. A lamb obeys and trusts the shepherd. It 
follows him wherever he leads it. and takes food 
from his hand, and rests quietly in his arms. 

Jesus obeyed and trusted His Father. When 
He was on the earth, He said, " I have kept my 
Father's commandments.'" When He was dy- 
ing on the cross, His last words were. " Father, 
into Thy hands I commend my spirit." 

QIESTIONS. 

1. What do we say of a lamb because it does not sin? 
How was Jesus like a lamb ? 

2. What do we say of a lamb because it does no harm? 
How was Jesus like a lamb? 

3. What do we say of a lamb because it is quiet, and 

tender, and never angry? 
How was Jesus like a lamb ? 



82 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

4. What do we say of a lamb because it is quiet when 

sick or in pain ? 
How was Jesus like a lamb? 

5. What do we say of a lamb because it is never proud ? 
How was Jesus like a lamb ? 

6. What do we say of a lamb because it follows the 

shepherd, and rests quietly in his arms? 
How was Jesus like a lamb? 

7. Tell six things why Jesus was like a lamb? 



Lesson 52. 

Bible Words, 86. 
JESUS CHRIST, THE LAMB OF GOD. 

Before Jesus came from heaven to earth, the 
Temple of God was in Jerusalem. In it was 
a table, called an altar. A priest put things 
upon it, worshipping God. 

A man brought a lamb to the priest by the 
altar, because God told him to do so. The lamb 
helped him to understand about Jesus. 

1. When the man brought the lamb from 
his home to the Temple, he remembered that 
Jesus would come from heaven to earth. 



GOD THE SON OX THE EARTH. 83 

2. The lamb must not be lame, or blind, or 
sick, but well in all its body. The man re- 
membered that Jesus would have a perfect 
body and a holy spirit. 

3. The man put his hands on the head of 
the lamb, and confessed his sins to (rod. He 
remembered that Jesus would come and for- 
give sins. 

4. The lamb by the altar was bound, and 
could not walk again. The man remembered 
that Jesus w T ould be bound by wicked men, and 
go about doing good no more. 

5. The bound lamb lay still and was dumb. 
The man remembered that Jesus w r ould be 
patient, and not resist cruel men, but would 
be willing to suffer. 

6. The lamb was killed with a knife, and 
laid upon the altar. The man remembered 
that Jesus w T ould be nailed to the cross and 
die upon it. 

7. God commanded the lamb to be killed, to 



84 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

help the man to understand about the death of 
Jesus. When he looked at the dead lamb, he 
remembered that Jesus would die for him. 

Jesus was innocent, harmless, gentle, patient, 
humble, obedient, and trustful, like a lamb. 
He died for all men that they might live for- 
ever in heaven, if they repent of sin, and love, 
obey, and serve Him. Jesus Christ is called 
"The Lamb of God." 

questions. 

1. When was the Temple of God in Jerusalem ? 

2. What was a table in the Temple called ? 

3. What was the altar for? 

4. What did a man bring to the altar? Why ? 

5. About whom did the lamb help the man to under- 

stand ? 

6. When the man brought the lamb from his home, 

what did he remember about Jesus ? 

7. When the man saw the lamb was well in all its 

body, what did he remember about Jesus? 

8. When the man put his hands on the head of the 

lamb, and confessed his sins to God, what did 
he remember about Jesus ? 

9. When he saw the lamb bound by the altar, what 

did he remember about Jesus ? 
10. When the lamb lay still and was dumb, what did 
he remember about Jesus? 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. 85 

11. When the lamb was killed and laid upon the altar, 

what did he remember about Jesus? 

12. Why did God command the lamb to be killed? 

13. When the man looked on the dead lamb, what did 

he remember about Jesus? 

14. Tell why Jesus was like a lamb. 

15. What must we do, if we would live for ever in 

heaven ? 

16. What is Jesus Christ called because He is like a lamb, 

and died for us?. 



Lesson 53. 

Bible Words, 87. 

JESUS CHRIST, THE SAVIOUR ON EARTH 
AND IN HEAVEN. 

Ail angel told the shepherds in Bethlehem 
that a Saviour was born. An angel told Mary 
to call her son Jesus. An angel told Joseph that 
they should call his name Jesus, because He 
would save people from their sins. The name 
Jesus means Saviour. 

Jesus saves men from their sins by teaching 
them how to be good, and helping them to be 
uood. 



86 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

If men repent of their sins, Jesus forgives 
them, and saves them from much sorrow while 
they live, and His Spirit makes them happy. 

If men repent of their sins, Jesus saves them 
from all trouble and sorrow after death. He 
takes their spirits, to be with Him, and angels, 
and all good people, in heaven. It is a holy, 
and beautiful, and happy place. No wicked 
person can enter there. 

Jesus was the Saviour on earth. A wicked 
woman repented of her sins. A proud man 
named Simon invited Him to eat with him. 
Jesus went to his house. The woman fol- 
lowed Him. When she saw Him, she wept, 
because she remembered her sins. She 
washed His feet with her tears, and wiped 
them with her hair. She kissed His feet, be- 
cause He was good and she loved Him. He 
said to her, " Thy sins are forgiven." He said 
that the humble and penitent woman was 
better than the proud man. 

A man named Levi invited Jesus to eat with 
him. While they were at the table many 
sinners went to see Him. They repented, and 



GOD THE SOX OX THE EARTH. 87 

wanted Him to forgive them. Some men at 
the table wanted Him to send the sinners 
away, but He would not. He forgave them, 
because they repented, and loved Him, and 
trusted Him. He was their Saviour. He wants 
all men to repent, and to be saved in heaven. 
Jesus is now in heaven. He is the onlv Saviour. 



QIESTIONS. 

What did an angel call the Holy Child in Bethlehem ? 
What did an angel tell Mary to call her Son ? 
What did an angel tell Joseph to call him ? Why ? 

4. What does the name Jesus mean ? 

5. How does Jesus save people from their sins? 

6. What must we do about our sins, if we want Jesus 

to forgive us ? 

7. If Jesus forgives our sius, from what does He save us 

while we live ? From what will He save us after 
death ? 

8. Where will He save us ? 

9. What kind of a place is heaven ? 

10. Who cannot enter heaven ? 

11. Did Jesus forgive sins when He was on earth ? 

12. Who followed Jesus into the house of Simon? 

13. Why did a woman in Simon's house weep? 

14. How did she show her love for Jesus ? 

15. What did Jesus sav to her? 



38 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

1(>. Who did Jesus say was better, the penitent woman, 
or proud Simon ? 

17. What other man invited Jesus to his house? 

18. W r ho went there to see Him ? 

19. W T hat did they do about their sins ? 

20. What did Jesus do for them ? 

21. Where is Jesus now ? 

22. Who is the only Saviour ? 




PART THIRD. 



Bible Words. 



Containing Simple Classified Texts of Scripture on the 
Topical Lessons of Part I. 



What is Truth ? — Pilate. 
Holy Father . . . Thy Word is Truth. — [esus Christ. 



Suggestion to Teacher. 



Teach the pupil to read the following Bible 
Words. Mark them on the margin of a 
Bible. Encourage the pupil to turn its leaves, 
to find the marked passages, and to read them 
there. Thus association with the sacred volume 
may be early formed, and the independent 
reading of its simplest portions become prac- 
ticable for the youngest reader. 



Lesson 54. 

To accompany Topical Lesson 4. 

GOD A SPIRIT. 

TO GOD. 

Thou art God. y Kinss ]8 . 36 . 

Thou art the God, . . . Thou alone. 2 Kings 19 : 15. 
Thy Spirit is good. Psa]m 143 . 10 . 



ABOUT GOD. 




There is one God. 


1 Tim. 2 : 5. 


The Lord is the true God. 


Jer. 10 : 10. 


God is a Spirit. 


John 4 : 24. 



92 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 55. 

Topical Lesson 5. 

GOD LIVES ALWAYS. 

TO GOD. 

Thou, Lord, shall endure for- 
ever. Psalm 102 : 12 

Thou art the same, and thy years 
shall have no end. Psalm 102 . 27. 

From everlasting to everlasting, 
Thou art God. Psalm 90 . 2 . 

ABOUT GOD. 

Behold, God is great, and we know 
Him not, neither can the number of 
His years be searched out. Job 3 k:26. 

The Lord shall endure forever. p S aimy : 7. 

The everlasting God .... fainteth 
not, neither is weary. isaiah 40:28. 



BTBLE WORDS. 93 

Lesson 56. 

Topical Lesson 6. 
i 

GOD IS EVERYWHERE. 
TO GOD. 

Thou . . . dwellestin the heavens. p sa i m ]23: 1. 
Behold, the . . . heaven of heav- 
ens cannot contain Thee. i K m g s s : 27. 
Thou art near, Lord. Psaimii9:i5i. 

ABOUT GOD. 

God is in heaven. Ecoi.s .• 2. 

The Lord is exalted ; for He dwell- 

eth 011 high. Isaiah 33: 5 

Our God is in the heavens. Psa1m 115 . 3< 



94 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD, 



Lesson 57. 

Topical I^esson 7. 

GOD IS ALL-SEEING, 

TO GOD. 

Thou, Lord, knowest me; Thou 
hast seen me. Jeremiah 12 : 3. 

Lord, Thou hast searched me 
and known me. p S aimi39 : 1. 

The darkness hidetli not from 
Thee ; but the night shineth as the 
day ; the darkness and the light are 
both alike to Thee. p sa im 139 : 12. 

Thou God seest me. Gen.i6.13. 



ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord looketh from heaven. 

He looketh on the earth. 

He beholdeth all the sons of men. 

The ways of man are before the 
eyes of the Lord. 

The eyes of the Lord are in every 
place, beholding the evil and the 
good. 



Psalm 33 : J 3. 

Psalm 104 . 32. 

Psalm 33 : 13. 

Prov.5 : 21. 
Prov. 15:3. 



BIBLK WORDS 



95 



Lesson 58. 



Topical Lesson S. 



GOD IS ALL-WISE. 



TO GOD. 

God, Thou hast searched me, and 
known me. Thou knowest my down- 
sitting, and mine uprising; Thou 
understand est my thought afar oft'. 

The^e is not a word in my tongue, 
but, lo, Lord, Thou knowest it 
altogether. 

Thy thoughts are very deep. 

To God only wise, be glory, 
through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen. 

ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord is a God of knowledge. 

His understanding is infinite. 

He telleth the number of the stars : 
He calleth them all by their names. 

He knoweth our frame. 

The Lord knoweth the thoughts 
of man. 

He knoweth the secrets of the heart. 

God . . . knoweth all things. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for 
me ; it is hi^h, I cannot attain unto it. 



Psalm 139: 1,2. 



Psalm 139 : 4. 
Psalm 92 : 5. 



Rom. 16 : 27 



1 Sam. 2 • 3. 
Psalm 117 : 5. 

Psalm 147 : 4. 
Psalm 103 : 14. 

Psalm 94 : 11. 
Psalm 44 : 21. 
1 John 3 : 20. 

Psalm 139 : 0. 



90 ORE AT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 59. 

Topical T,t*si&on 9. 
GOD IS ALMIGHTY. 



TO GOD. 






Lord, my God, Thou art very 






great. 


Psalm 104 


:1. 


I know that Thou canst do every- 






thing. 


Job 42 


: 2. 


ABOUT GOD. 






Great is the Lord. 


Psalm 48 


: 1. 


I know that the Lord is great, 


Psalm 135 


: 5. 


God is greater than man. 


Job 33 : 


12. 


I know that the Lord is greater 






than all gods. 


Ex. 18: 


11. 


Behold, God is great, and we know 






Him not, 


Job 36 : 


26. 


We cannot find Him out. 


Job 37 : 


23. 



Great is our Lord, and of great 

power. Psalm 147 . 5 . 

He is mighty in strength and 

wisdom. job 30: 5. 

With God all things are possible. Mark 10.27. 



BIBLE WORDS. 97 

Lesson 60. 

Topical I^esson 10. 

GOD IS HOLY. 

TO GOD. 

Thou art holy. p sa i m >>-± : 3. 

Hallowed be Thy name. Matt. <; : 9. 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Al- 
mighty, which was, and is, and is 

t() COme. Rev. 4 : 8. 



ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord our God is holy. 

God will not do wickedly. 

There is none holy as the Lord. 

The Lord is righteous in all his 
ways, and holy in all his works. 

God sitteth on the throne of His 
holiness. 

Holy and reverend is His name. 

Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of 
Hosts. Isaiah 6 . 3 . 



Psalm 99 


: 9. 


Job 34 : 


12. 


1 Sam. 2 


. o. 


Psalm I4o : 


17. 


Psalm 47 


: 8. 


Psalm 1 1 1 


: 9. 



IKS UREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD 

Lesson 61. 

Topical I^esson 11. 
GOD IS LOVE. 

God is love. 

God so loved the world, that He 
gave His only begotten Son, that 
whosoever believeth in Him should 
not perish, but have everlasting 
life. 

We love Him, because He first 
loved us. 



1 John 4 : 8. 



John 3 : 16, 



1 John 4 : 19. 



Lesson 62. 

Topical Lesson 12. 

GOD IS ALL— GOOD. 

TO GOD. 

Thou, Lord, art good. 

Thy Spirit is good. 

Thou art good, and doest good. 

Thy mercy is great. 

how great is Thy goodness. 



Psalm 86 : 5. 
Psalm 143 : 10. 
Psalm 1 19 : 68. 

Psalm 108 : 4. 

Psalm 31 : 19. 



BIBLE WORDS. 99 

ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord is good. Psa i m K)0 : 5. 

There is none good but one, that 

is, God. Matt. VJ: 17. 

The Lord is gOOd tO all. Psalm 145: 9. 

ITe giveth to the beast his food, 
and to the young ravens. Psalm 1J7 . 9 . 

The young lions roar after their 
prey, and seek their meat from God. Psa i m ]0 4 : 21. 

He maketh His sun to rise on the 
evil and on the good ; and sendeth 
rain on the just and on the unjust, Matt. 5 : 45. 

The Lord heareth the poor. p sa ini69:33. 

Our God is merciful. Psalm 116 . 5i 

The Lord hath done great things 
for us ; whereof we are glad. Psaim 126 : 3. 

Truly God is good. Psalm 73 . lt 

The goodness of God endureth 

Continually. Psalm52:l. 



100 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 63. 

Topical Wesson 13. 

GOD NEVER CHANGES. 

TO GOD. 

Thou art the same. Psaim 102 : 27. 

Thou art the same, and Thy years 

shall not fail. He b. 1 . : 12. 

Thou, Lord, art most high forever- 
more. Psalm 92 : 8. 

GOD SAYS : 

" I am the Lord, I change not." Mai. 3 : g. 



Lesson 64. 

Topical Wesson 14. 

GOD, THE CREATOR. 

TO GOD. 

Lord, how manifold are Thv 
works! in wisdom hast Thou made 
them all. 



Psalm 104 : 24. 



BIBLE WORDS. 



101 



Thou hast done wonderful things. Isa> 2 5 : 1. 

Thou hast created all things. Rev.4:ii. 

The heavens are the work of Thy 
hands. p^aim 102 : 25. 

Thou hast made heaven and earth. 2 Kings 19 : 15. 

The day is thine ; the night also 
is thine : Thou hast prepared the 
light and the sun. p sa im 74 : 16. 

Thou hast made summer and 
winter. 

Lord, how great are Thy works. 



Psalm 74 : 17. 
Psalm 92 : 5. 



ABOUT GOD. 

The worlds were framed by the 
word of God. 

In the beginning, God created the 
heaven and the earth. 

The Lord made the heavens. 

God said, " Let there be light:" 
and there was light. 

God called the light Day, and the 
darkness He called Night. 

God saw the light that it was 
good. 



Heb.ll :3. 



Gen. 1 : 1. 
Psalm 96 : 5. 



. 1 : 3. 



Gen. 1 : 5. 



Gen. I : 4. 



Gen. 1 : 16. 



Gen. 1 : 21. 



102 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD 

God made two great lights. 

He made the stars. Gen. 1 : ie. 

The Lord b} r wisdom hath founded 
the earth. Prov.3-.19. 

The earth is the Lord's. i cor.io : 26. 

The sea is His, and He made it ; 
and His hands formed the dry land. p sa i m 95 : 5. 

God created great whales, and 
every winged fowl. 

God made the beasts of the earth, 
and cattle. 

The Lord God formed every beast 
of the field, and every fowl of the 
air. 

God created man. 

God hath made man upright, 

He . . . hath made us. 

The Spirit of God hath made me. 

I am . . . wonderfully made. 

Come and see the works of God. 

The works of the Lord are great. 

Consider the work of God. 



Gen. 1 : 


25. 


Gen. 2 : 


19. 


Gen. 1 : 


27. 


Eccl.7 : 


29. 


Psalm 100 


: 3. 


Job 83 


: 4. 


r'salm 139 : 


14. 


Psalm 66 


: 5. 


Psalm 111 


. •> 


Ecel. 7 : 


13. 



BIBLE WORDS. 103 

Lesson 65. 

Topical Wesson 25. 

GOD, THE KEEPER. 

TO GOD. 

(J Lord, Thou preserves! man and 
beast. ^ ^ Psalm »; . 6 . 

Preserve me, God ; for in Thee 
do I put my trust, Psalm 16 . lm 

Preserve my soul. Psa i m m . 2 . 

Thou art my hiding-place ; Thou 
shalt preserve me from trouble. Psaim32 : 7. 

ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord preserveth the simple. Psalm U6 . <-,. 
The Lord preserveth the faithful. Psalm 3 i . 23. 
He preserveth the souls of His 

SaintS. Psalm 97 : 10. 

The Lord bless thee and keep thee. Num . 6 . 24 

The Lord shall preserve thee from 
all evil; He shall preserve thy soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going- 
out and thy coming in from this 
time forth, and even forevermore. p sa im m : 7,8. 

The Lord is thy Keeper. Psa i m 121 : 5. 



104 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 66. 

Topical Wesson 16. 

GOD, THE RULER. 

TO GOD. 

Thou art my King, God. 
I know, Lord, that Thy judg- 
ments are right. 

ABOUT GOD. 

The Lord reigneth. 

The Lord is a great God, and a 
great King. 

God is the King of all the earth. 

The Lord is the true God; He is 
the living God, and an everlasting 
King. Jer . 10 . 10 . 

The Lord shall reign forever. p sa im i-m ■. 10. 

God is the Judge. Psa i m 75 : 7. 

God is Judge Himself. i> sa]m 50 : g. 

The Lord is a God of knowledge, 
and by Him actions are weighed. 1 Sa m. 2 : 3. 

Just and right is He. Deut. si -. 4. 

We know that the law is good. 1 T im. 1 : 8. 



Psalm 44 


: 1. 


Psalm 119 : 


75. 


Psalm 93 


:U 


Psalm 95 : 


:3. 


Psalm 17 : 


:7. 



BIBLE WORDS. 105 



The ]a\v is holy, and the com- 
mandment holy, and just, and good. 

God shall judge the righteous and 
the wicked. 

God shall judge the secrets of men. 

The Lord is our judge ; the Lord 
is our lawgiver; the Lord is our 
King. 

The Lord of hosts, He is the King 

Of glory. Psalm 24: 10. 

Now unto the King eternal, im- 
mortal, invisible, the only wise God, 
be honor and glory, forever and 
ever. Amen. iTim.i:i7. 



Rom. 7 : 12. 



Eccl. 3:17. 
Rom. 2 : J6. 



Jsa. :« : 



Lesson 67. 

Topical L,esson 17. 
TRUTHS ABOUT GOD. 



God is a Spirit, Jolm 4 . 21 

The Lord shall endure forever. p S aim 9 : 7. 
God says, " The heaven is my 

throne, and the earth is my footstool." Jsa . m . ^ 



100 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOI,D. 



The eyes of the Lord are in every 
place. 

God . . . knoweth all things. 

With God all things are possible. 

The Lord our God is holy. 

God is Love. 

The Lord is good. 

God says, " I change not." 

God created the heaven and the 
earth. 

The Lord is thy keeper. 

The Lord reigneth. 



Prov. 15 : 3. 

1 John 3 : 20. 

Mark 10 : 27. 

Psalm 99 : 9. 

1 John 4 : 8. 

Psalm 100 : 5. 

Mai. 3 : 6. 

Gen. 1 : 1. 

Psalm 121 : 5. 

Psalm 93 : 1 . 




BIBLE WORDS. 107 

DUTIES TO GOD. 
Lesson 68. 

Topical Wesson iS. 

HONOR AND LOVE. 

TO GOD. 

Thau art worthy, O Lord, to receive 
glory, and honor, and power. Rev.4:ii. 

I will love Thee, Lord. psaimis-.i. 

ABOUT GOD. 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, 
with all thy heart, and with all thy 

soul, and with all thy mind. Matt. 22:37. 

love the Lord. Psa i m 31 : 23. 



108 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 69. 

Topical Wesson jg. 

THANKSGIVING 

TO GOD. 

I will give Thee thanks. Psa i m fS5 . is. 

Thanks be unto God for His un- 
speakable gift. 2 Cor. 9 : 15. 

ABOUT GOD. 

Offer unto God thanksgiving. p S aim50:i4. 

Offer praise to God . . . giving 
thanks to His name. Hebi3:i5. 

Let us come before His presence 
with thanksgiving, and make a joy- 
ful noise unto Him with psalms. p S aim <>.->: 2. 

In everything give thanks. 1 Thess . 5 . ls . 

Give thanks at the remembrance 

Of His holiness. Psalm 97: 12. 

give thanks unto the Lord, for 
He is good. Psalm 107 . L 



BIBLE WORDS. 109 

AVith thanksgiving let your re- 
quests be made known unto God. Phii.4:6. 

It is a good thing to give thanks 
unto the Lord. Psaim92: i. 



Lesson 70. 

Topical Lesson 20. 
OBEDIENCE. 



TO GOD. 

Teach me to do Thy will ; for Thou 
art my God. Psalm 143: i0 . 

ABOUT GOD. 

We ought to obey God rather than 

meil. Acts5:29. 

Obey the voice of the Lord your 

God. Jer.26:13. 

The Lord our God will we serve, 

and His voice will we obey. Josh- 2 4 . 2 4. 

Fear God, and keep His command- 
ments; for this is the whole duty of 
man. Ecci.i2:is. 



110 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 71. 

Topical T^esson 21. 

PRAYER. 

TO GOD. 

Hear my cry, O God ; attend unto 
my prayer. Psalm 61 . L 

My voice shalt thou hear in the 
morning, Lord ; in the morning 
will I direct my prayer unto Thee, 
and will look up. Psalm 5 : 3. 

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, 
my King and my God ; for unto 
Thee will I pray. Psalm 5 : 2. 

Lord, teach us to pray. L Uke 11 : 1. 

ABOUT GOD. 

Draw nigh to God, and He will 
draw nigh to you. Jame s 4 : 8 . 

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto 
Him, and He shall hear thee. job 22: 27. 

come, let us worship and bow 
down : let us kneel before the Lord 
our Maker. Psalm 95 : 0. 



BIBLE WORDS. Ill 

Let us lift up our heart with our 
hands unto God in the heavens. Lam..; : 41. 

Men ought always to pray. Luke 18 . L 

If any man be a worshipper of 
God, and doeth His will, him He 
heareth. 

The prayer of the upright is His 
delight. 

I bow my knees unto the Father 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Epb.3: 14. 

It is good for me to draw near to 

God. Psalm 7-3 : 1*8. 

Evening, and morning, and at 
noon, will I pray. . . . and He shall 
hear my voice. Psalm 55 : 17. 



John 9 : 31 . 



Prov. 15 : 8. 



Lesson 72. 

Topical Lesson 22. 
WORSHIP. 

TO GOD. 



It is a good thing ... to sing 
praises to Thy name, Most High. p S aimy2:L 



112 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

I will praise Thee. Psa i m 35 : is. 

Let my mouth be filled with Thy 

praise. Psalm 71: 8. 

ABOUT GOD. 

Worship God. Rev . 22 : 9. 

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 
God, and Him only shalt thou serve. M att. 4 : 10. 

The Lord is great, and greatly to 
be praised. Psalm M . 4 . 

Let the heaven and earth praise 

-Him. Psalm 69 : .34. 

Praise our God, . . . both small 
and great, Rev . 19 . 5 , 

come, let us sing unto the Lord. p sa im 95 : 1. 
Worship the Lord, in the beaut)^ 

of holiness. 1 chron. ie : 29. 

1 will pray with the spirit, and I 
will pray with the understanding 
also : I will sing with the spirit, and 
I will sing with the understanding 

alsb. 1 Cor. 14:15. 

Glory to God in the highest, and 
on earth peace, good-will toward men. Luke 2 : 14. 



BIBLE WORDS. 



n? 



To God only wise, be glory 
through Jesus Christ, forever. 
Amen. Rom . l6 . 27 . 



Lesson 73. 

Topical Wesson 23. 
TRUST. 



TO GOD. 

my God, I trust in Thee. 
What time I am afraid, I will 
trust in Thee. 

Lord, increase our faith. 

ABOUT GOD. 

Trust in the Lord. 

It is better to trust in the Lord, 
than to put confidence in man. 

Trust in the Lord with all thine 
heart. 

Trust in Him at all times. 



Psalm 25 : 2. 



Psalm 56 : 3. 
Luke 17 : 5. 



Psalm 37 : 3. 



Psalm 118 : 8. 



Prov. 3 : 5. 
Psalm 62 : 8. 



114 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



Isaiah 2<> • 4. 



Trust ye in the Lord forever. 
I will say of the Lord, He is . . . 
my God, in Him will I trust. p S aim9i : 2 

I believe God. Acts 27 : 25. 



Lesson 74. 

Topical Wesson 24. 
DUTIES TO OTHERS. 

Confess your faults one to another, 
and pray one for another. 

Be kindly affectioned one to an- 
other with brotherly love ; in honor 
preferring one another. 

Love as brethren, be pitiful, be 
courteous. 

Be patient toward all men. 

Bear ye one another's burdens. 

Do good unto all men. 

Love one another. 

Follow peace with all men. 

Love your enemies. 



James 5 : 10. 



Rom. 12 : 10. 

1 Peter 3 : 8. 

lThess.5 : 14. 

Gal. 6 : 2. 

Gal. 6 : 10. 

John 13 : 34. 

Heb. 12 : 14. 

Matt. 5 : 44. 



BIBLE WORDS. 115 

Lesson 75. 

Topical Wesson 25. 
GOD'S GREAT LAW OF LOVE. 

JESUS SAID . . . 

Thou shall love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and 
with all thy mind. 
This is the first and great commandment. 
And the second is like unto it, 
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as 

thyself. Matt. 22 : 37-39. 

God is love. Uohn4:8. 

He loved US. Uohn4:10. 

We love Him because He first 

loved US. 1 John 4 : 19. 

If God so loved us, we ought also 

to love one another. i John 4 . u , 

love the Lord. Psa i m 31 . 23. 

Beloved, let us love one another. 1 JO hn 4 : 7. 

Live in peace; and the God of 

love and peace shall be with you. 2Cor.i3: 11. 



116 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Lesson 76. 

Topical Wesson 26. 
SIN. 

Sin is the transgression of the law. i John 3 . 4> 

All have sinned. 

There is none righteous, no, not 
one. 

All we like sheep have gone 
astray. 

Sin no more. 

Sin not. 

Say ye to the righteous, that it 
shall be well with him. 

Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be 
ill with him. 

My little children, these things 
write I unto you that ye sin not. 



Rom. 5 : 12. 

Rom. 3 : 10. 

Isa. 53 : 6. 
John 5 : 14. 
Psalm 4:4. 

Isa. 3 : 10. 

Isa. 3 : 11. 

1 John 2 : 1. 



BIBLE WORDS. - 



117 



Lesson 77. 

Topical Lesson 27. 

THREE KINDS OF SIN, 

THINKING WRONG. 

The Lord k no weth the thoughts of 
man, that they are vanity. 

The thought of foolishness is sin. 

The thoughts of the wicked are 
an abomination to the Lord. 

Jesus said, " Wherefore think ye 
evil?" 

SPEAKING WRONG. 

The tongue is a little member, and 
boasteth great things. 

Lying lips are an abomination to 
the Lord. 

Putting away lying, speak every 
man truth with his neighbor. 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and 
thy lips from speaking guile. 

David said, " I will take heed to 
my ways, that I sin not with my 
tongue." 



Psalm 94 : 11. 
Prov. 24 : 9. 



Prov. 15 : 26. 



Matt. 9 : 4 



James 3 : 5, 



Prov. 12 : 22. 



Eph. 4 : 25. 



Psalm 34 : 13. 



Psalm 39 : 1. 



118 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 
DOING WRONG. 



David said, " I have sinned, I have 
done wickedly." 2 sam. 21 : 17. 

God says, " Put away the evil of 
your doings from before mine eyes ; 
cease to do evil ; i saia h 1 : ie. 

Learn to do well." i saiah 1 . 17 . 

Blessed is the man . . . that 
. . . keepeth his hand from doing 

any evil. Isaiah 56: 2. 



Lesson 78. 

Topical Wesson 28. 
REPENTANCE. 

God commandeth all men every- 
where to repent. 

The Lord is . . . not willing that 
any should perish, but that all should 
come to repentance. 

Jesus began to preach and to say, 
" Repent." 



Acts 17 : 30. 



2 Peter 3 : 9. 



Matt. 1 : 17. 



BIBLE WORDS. 119 

Jesus . . . said . . . " I came 
not to call the righteous, but sinners 
to repentance." Luke 5 : 31, 32. 

I will be sorry for my sin. Psaim 38 : is. 

I will confess my transgressions 
unto the Lord. Psa i m 32 . 5. 

If we confess our sins, he is faith- 
ful and just to forgive us our sins. 1 j ohn 1 : 9. 



Lesson 79. 

Topical Lesson 2Q. 

THE HOLY BIBLE. 

TO GOD. 

Thou . . . spakest . . . from heaven. xeh.o: 13. 
Thy word is true. Psa i m 119 : ieo. 

Thy word is very pure. Psa im 119 : 140. 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, p sa iinii9: 11. 
I will not forget Thy word. Psa i m no : ie. 

The entrance of Thy words giveth 

light. Psalm 119 : 130. 



120 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

ABOUT GOD'S WORD. 

The Lord gave the word. psaimesiiu 

Holy men of God spake as they 
were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Peter 1 : 21. 

The Lord spake by His servants 
the prophets. 2 Kings 21 : 10. 

God . . . spake . . . unto the fath- 
ers by the prophets. He b. 1 : 1. 

We know that God spake unto 
Moses. Jolm 9 . 29. 

The Lord spake unto Moses face 
to face, as a man speaketh unto his 
friend. Ex . 33 : 11. 

Moses . . . and the prophets did 

Write. John 1 : 45. 

The Lord said unto Moses, " Write 
thou these words." Ex . 34 : 27. 

And he wrote upon the tables . . . 
the ten commandments. Ex . 34 : 28. 

And Moses wrote all the words of 
the Lord. e x .24:4. 

The Lord said unto Isaiah, " Take 
thee a great roll, and write in it with 
a man's pen." i sa . 8 . lfc 



BIBLE WORDS. 



121 



The Lord said unto Jeremiah, 
" Take thee a roll of a book and 
write therein." 

The Lord said unto John, " What 
thou seest, write in a book." 

" Write, for these words are true." 

Paul said to Timothy, " From a 
child thou hast known the Hoi)' 
Scriptures." 



Jer. 36 : 2. 



Rev. 1 : 11. 
Rev. 21 : 5. 



2 Tim. 3 : 15. 



Lesson 80. 



WORDS OF GOD ABOUT HIMSELF. 

I am God, even thy God. 
Hear, my people, and I will 
speak. 

There is no god with Me. 

There is none like Me. 

Before Me, there was no God. 

I dwell in the high and holy place. 

Heaven is My throne. 

I am a great King. 



Psalm 50 


: 7. 


Psalm 50 


:7. 


Deut. 32 : 


39. 


Isa. 46 


: 9. 


Isa. 43 : 


10. 


Isa. 57 : 


15, 


Acts 7 : 


49, 


Mal.l : 


11. 



122 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

I fill heaven and earth. 

I am the Almighty God. 

I am holy. 

I am the Lord, I change not. Mai. 3:6. 



Jer. 23 : 24. 

Gen. 17 : 1. 
Lev. 11 : 44. 



Psalm 50 : 11. 



Psalm 50 : 10. 



The world is Mine. psaim 50 : 12. 

The wild beasts of the field are 
Mine. 

Every beast of the forest is Mine, 
and the cattle upon a thousand 
hills. 

I know all the fowls of the moun- 
tains. Psalm 50 : 11. 

I know thee by name. Ex . 33 : 17. 

I know thy abode, and thy going 

out, and thy coming in. 2 Kings 19 : 27. 

I know thy works. Kev . 2 : 13. 

I know your thoughts. j OD 21 : 27. 

Thou shalt worship no other god. Ex.34 .14. 

Every knee shall bow to Me, and 
every tongue shall confess to God. Rom. 14 : 11. 

Mine house shall be called a house 
of prayer for all people. Jsa . 56 : 7. 



BIBLE AVORDS. 123 

Pray unto Me, and I will hearken 

UlltO yOU. Jer.29: 12. 

Fear thou not; for I am with thee ; 
... I am thy God ; I will strengthen 
thee ; yea, I will help thee. Isa>41 . 10 . 

Obey My voice, and I will be your 

God. Jer.7.23. 

I will instruct thee, and teach thee 
... I will guide thee with Mine eye. p sa im 32 : 8. 



Lesson 81. 

Topical Wesson 37. 

JESUS, THE GREAT TEACHER. 

WORDS OF JESUS. 

I am come a light into the world. John 12 . 46 . 

These things I speak in the world. John 17 . 13 . 
As my Father hath taught me, 

I speak these things. John 8 . 28 . 



124 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 
TO JESUS. 



We know that Thou art a teacher 
come from God. j0 hn 3 : 2. 

Thou hast the words of eternal 

life. John 6 : 68. 

Lord, teach us to pray. Lukeii : i. 



ABOUT JESUS. 

God . . . hath . . . spoken unto us 
by His Son. 

Seeing the multitudes, He went up 
into a mountain : and when He was 
set, His disciples came unto him : 

And He opened His mouth and 
taught them. 

Jesus went up into the temple, and 
taught. 

He taught daily in the temple. 

He came . . . into the temple, and 
all the people came unto Him ; and 
He sat down and taught them. 

He went around about the villages 
teaching. 



Heb. 1 : 1, 2. 



Matt. 5: 1. 



Matt. 5 . 2. 



John 7 : 14. 
Luke 19 : 47. 



John 8 : 2. 



Mark 6 : 6. 



BIBLE WORDS. 125 

Jesus went about all the cities and 
villages, teaching in their syna- 
gogues. Matt. 9 : 35. 

He taught them as one having 
authority. Matt . 7 . 29 . 

Never man spake like this man. John 7 . 46 . 

His word was with power. 

All wondered at the gracious 
words. 

Many . . . believed because of 
His own word . John 4 . 4L 



Lesson 82. 

Topical Lesson 38. 
THE LOVE OF JESUS. 
WORDS OF JESUS CHRIST. 



Luke 4 : 32. 



Luke 4 : 22. 



As the Father hath loved Me, so 
have I loved you. JO h n 15 : 9. 

Love one another, as I have loved 

yOU. John 15: 12. 



126 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

ABOUT JESUS CHRIST. 

The Son of Man came ... to 
give His life ... for many. Mark 10 . 45. 

Christ died for the ungodly. Rom .5 : e. 

Christ . . . hath loved us. Eph.o:2. 

Christ died for our sins. 

While we were yet sinners, Christ 
died for us. 



1 Cor. 15 : 3. 



Rom. 5 : 8. 



Lesson 83. 

Topical Wesson 39. 
THE POWER OF JESUS. 

The disciples were in trouble on a 
stormy sea. 

Jesus went unto them, walking on 
the sea. Matt. 14 : 25. 

In a storm the disciples waked Jesus 
from sleep. 

And he arose and rebuked the 
wind, and said unto the sea, " Peace, 
be still." And the wind ceased, and 
there was a great calm. Mark 4;^ 



BIBLE WORDS. 



127 



A multitude had nothing to eat. 

Then he took . . . five loaves and 
two fishes, and looking up to heaven 
he blessed them, and gave to the 
disciples to set before the multitude. 

And they did eat, and were all 
filled. 

A sick man layby a pool in Jerusalem. 

Jesus saith unto him, " Rise, take 
up thy bed and walk." 

And immediately the man was 
made whole / and took up" his bed 
and walked. 

A man had a withered hand. 
Then saith He to the man, " Stretch 
forth thine hand." And he stretched 
it forth ; and it was restored whole, 
like as the other. 

A blind beggar asked Jesus to make 
him see. 

And Jesus said unto him, " Re- 
ceive thy sight." And immedi- 
ately he received his sight. 



Luke 9 : 16. 



Luke 9 : 17. 



John 5 : 8. 



John 5 : y. 



Matt. 12 : 13. 



Luke 18: 42,43. 



128 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



A man ivas deaf, and it was hard 
for him to speak. 

And He took him aside from the 
multitude, and put His fingers into 
his ears, and He spit and touched 
his tongue. 

And looking up to heaven, He 
sighed, and saith unto him, " Eph- 
phatha," that is, " Be opened." 

And straightway his ears were 
opened, and the string of his tongue 
was loosed, and he spake plain. 



A widow's son lay dead on a bier. 

He came and touched the bier. . . . 
And he said, " Young man, I say 
unto thee, Arise." 



Mark 7 : 33. 



Mark 7 : 34. 



Mark 7 : 35. 



Jairus' daughter lay dead in his 
house. 

He came into the house. Lu ke s : 51. 

And He . . . took her by the 
hand, and called, saying, "Maid, 

Arise." Luke 8:54. 

And her spirit came again. 



Luke 8 : 55. 



Luke 1 



14. 



BIBLE WORDS. 


129 


And he . . . sat up, and began to 




speak. 


Luke 7 : 15. 


Lazarus lay dead in a tomb. 




Jesus cometh to the grave. 


John 11 : as. 


And . . . He cried with a loud 




voice, " Lazarus, come forth." 


John 11 : 43. 


And he . . . came forth. 


John 11 : 44. 



Jesus went about all the cities 
and villages . . . healing every 
sickness and every disease among 
the people. 

And they were all amazed at the 
mighty power of God. 



Matt. 9 : 35. 



Luke 9 : 43. 



Lesson 84. 

Topical Wesson 50. 
JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 

Thus saith the Lord God. Ezek.34:ii. 

As a shepherd seeketh out his 
flock ; . . . so will I seek out My 



130 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

sheep; and will deliver them out of 
all places where they have been scat- 
tered in the cloudy and dark day. Ezek.34: 12. 

I will feed them in a good past- 
ure, and upon the high mountains. 
. . . There shall they lie in a good 
fold, and in a fat pasture shall they 
feed upon the mountains. Ezek.34 : u. 

I will feed My flock, and I will 
cause them to lie down, saith the 

Lord God. Ezek.34: 15, 

They shall dwell safely ill the 
wilderness, and sleep in the woods. Ezek.34: 25. 

Behold, the Lord God . . . shall 
feed His flock like a shepherd : He 
shall gather the lambs with His 
arm, and carry them in His bosom. i sa . 40 : 10, 11. 

Ye My flock, the flock of My past- 
ure, are men, and I am your God, 
saith the Lord God. Ezek.34: 31. 

I will set up one Shepherd over 
them ; ... He shall feed them, and 
He shall be their shepherd. Ezek.34: 23. 



BIBLE WORDS. 



131 



Then said Jesus ... I am the good 
shepherd ; the good shepherd giveth 
His life for the sheep. 

I am the good shepherd, and know 
My sheep, and am known of Mine. 

I lay down My life for the sheep. 

There shall be one fold, and one 
shepherd. 

My sheep hear My voice, and I 
know them, and they follow me. 

And I give unto them eternal life ; 
and they shall never perish, neither 
shall any man pluck them out of My 
hand. 



John 10 : 7, 11. 

John 10 : 14. 
John 10 : 15. 

John 10 : 16. 

John 10 : 27. 



John 10 : 28. 



Lesson 85. 



TWENTY-THIRD PSALM. 

1. The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not 
want. 

2. He maketli me to lie down in green 
pastures: 

He leadeth me beside the still waters. 



132 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

3. He restoreth my soul. 

He leadeth me in the paths of righteous- 
ness for His name's sake. 

4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of 
the shadow of death, 

I will fear no evil ; for thou art with me. 
Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 

5. Thou preparest a table before me in the 
presence of mine enemies : 

Thou annointest my head with oil; my 
cup runneth over. 

6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow 
me all the days of my life : 

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord 
forever. 



Lesson 86. 

Topical Wesson 52. 
JESUS CHRIST, THE LAMB OF GOD. 

John (the Baptist) seeth Jesus com- 
ing unto him, and saith, "Behold, 
the Lamb of God." John i . 29. 



BIBLE WORDS. 



133 



Again the next day after, John 
stood. . . . 

And looking upon Jesus as he 
walked, he saith, " Behold, the Lamb 
of God I" 

He was led as a sheep to the 
slaughter: and like a lamb dumb 
before his shearer, so opened He not 
His mouth. 

John (the Apostle) said, " I looked, 
and behold, a door was opened in 
heaven. 

And I beheld, and I heard the 
voice of many angels round about 
the throne . . 

Saying with a loud voice, ' Worthy 
is the Lamb. 7 . . . 

Blessing, and honor, and glory. 
and power, be unto . . . the Lamb 
for ever and ever." 



John 1 : 35. 



John 1 : 8<i. 



Acts 8 : 32. 



Rev. 4: 1. 



Rev. 5 : 11. 



Rev. 5 : VI 



Rev. 5 : 13. 



134 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



Lesson 87. 



Topical Lesson 53. 



JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOUR 

The Father sent the Son to be the 
Saviour of the world. 

Christ Jesus came into the world 
to save sinners. 

The Son of Man hath power on 
earth to forgive sins. 

Christ died for the ungodly. 

While we were yet sinners, Christ 
died for us. 

There is none other name under 
heaven given among men, whereby 
we must be saved. 

God so loved the world, that He 
gave His only begotten Son, that 
whosoever believeth in Him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. 

He that believeth on the Son 
hath everlasting life : and he that 
believeth not the Son shall not see 
life. 



1 John 4 : 14. 



1 Tim.] : J 5. 



! : 10. 



Mark \ 
Rom. 5 : 6. 



Rom. 5 : 8. 



Acts 4:12. 



John 3 : 16. 



John 3 : 36. 



BIBLE WORDS. 135 

Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, 
and thou shall be saved. Acts k> : sl 

To the only wise God our Saviour. 
be glory and majesty, dominion and 
power, both now and ever. Amen. judeas. 



Lesson 88. 

BIBLE WORDS FOR THE YOUNG. 

Honor thy father and thy mother. Ex.20 : 12. 

Children, obey your parents in 
the Lord ; for this is right. Eph.6 : 1. 

Hear, ye children, the instruction 
of a father. 

My son, keep thy father's com- 
mandment, and forsake not the law 
of thy mother. 

A wise son heareth his father's 
instruction. 

A wise son maketh a glad father. prov.io: 1. 

A foolish son is a grief to his 
father. IW . 17 . fc 



Prov. 4:1. 



Prov. 6 : 20. 



Prov. 13 : 1 . 



136 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



Come, ye children, hearken unto 
me : I will teach you the fear of the 
Lord. 

The fear of the Lord is to hate 
evil. 

Fear God, and keep His com- 
mandments : for this is the whole 
duty of man. 

Remember now thy Creator in 
the days of thy youth. 

A child is known by his doings. 

Jesus called a little child unto 
Him. 

Then were there brought unto Him 
little children, that He should put 
His hands on them and pray. 

Jesus said, " Suffer the little chil- 
dren to come unto me, and forbid 
them not ; for of such is the kingdom 
of God." 

And He took them up in His 
arms, put His hands upon them, 
and blessed them. 



Psalm 34 : 11. 



Prov. 8 : 13. 



Eccl.12 : 13. 



Eccl. 12 : 1. 
Prov. 20 : 11. 



Matt. 18 



Matt, 19 : 13. 



Mark 10 : 14. 



Mark 10 : 10. 



BIBLK WORDS. 



137 



He shall feed His flock like a 
shepherd : He shall gather the 
lambs with His arm, and carry 
them in His bosom. 

Jesus saith to Simon Peter . . . 
" Feed my lambs." 

A father of the fatherless . . . 
is God. 



Isaiah 10 : 11. 



John 21 : 15. 



Psalm 68 : : 




PART FOURTH. 



Forms of Worship. 



WorsJiip the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
I Chron. 1 6 : 29. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 



141 



Prayers of David, 

God, Thou art my God : early 
will I seek Thee. 

My God, unto Thee will I pray. 

Evening, and morning, and at 
noon, will I pray. 

Thou art my God, and I will 
praise Thee. 

1 will give thanks unto Thee for- 
ever. 

God, . . . my sins are not hid 
from Thee. 

1 will be sorry for my sin. 

I will confess my transgressions 
unto the Lord. 

Have mercy upon me, Lord; 
for I am weak. 

Lord, pardon mine iniquity, 
for it is great. 

Forgive all my sins. 

Cleanse me from my sin. 

Renew a right spirit within me. 

Teach me. 

Teach me to do Thy will. 

Lead me and guide me. 

Help me, O Lord, my God. 

keep my soul. 



Psalm 63 : 1. 
Psalm 5 .- 2. 

Psalm 55 : 17. 

Psalm US : 28. 

Psalm 30 : 12. 

Psalm 69 : 5. 
Psalm 38 : 18. 

Psalm 32 : 5. 

Psalm 6 : 2. 

Psalm 25 : 11. 

Psalm 25 : 18. 

Psalm 51 : 2. 

Psalm 51 : 10. 

Psalm 25 : 5. 

Psalm 143 : 10. 

Psalm 31 : 3. 

Psalm 109 : 26. 

Psalm 25 : 20. 



142 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer— Sabbath. 

Lord, we come before Thee on this Thy 
day. We would remember the Sabbath to 
keep it holy, as Thou hast commanded. We 
would also remember our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ — that He died, and rose again, 
and ascended to heaven. Through Him we 
offer our thanksgivings, praises, and prayers. 

Bless us in these sacred hours. In them 
may we be kept from sin, and have peace and 
help from Thee. 

When we pray, may we feel that Thou art 
near. Teach us how to pray, helping us to 
right thoughts and holy desires. 

When we read and study Thy AVord, may 
we understand, remember, and obey it. 

When we are in Thy house, may we worship 
Thee in the beauty of holiness. 

When others worship Thee this day, bless 
them also. 

Some worship Thee not : have mercy upon 
them, and change their spirits. 

Some know Thee not : pity them, and may 
they learn about Thee. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 



143 



Bless us in all the days of this week. Taught 
by Thee, and led by Thee, may we become 
every day more and more like Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

We ask all for His sake, and in His name. 
Amen. 




144 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer— Monday. 

Lord, Thou art our Keeper through the 
day and the night, Thou knowest the dangers 
to our bodies, and the temptations and trials to 
our spirits. In our ignorance and our weak- 
ness we look to Thee. We commit our bodies 
and our spirits to Thy keeping. 

Help us to remember that each day is a part 
of life. All our thoughts, words, and actions , 
are known to Thee. We must be judged by 
Thee for them all. We pray Thee to help us 
to think, and speak, and do aright. 

In our pleasures we w T ould remember Thee, 
and thank Thee for all the good things we re- 
ceive. In trouble and sorrow we would trust 
Thee. In temptation we would look to Thee 
for help. In weakness we would pray to Thee 
for strength. 

We cannot see Thee with our bodily eyes, 
but we know Thou art near. Help us alw r ays 
to be and do as we would if we saw Thee. Mav 
we fear to sin, and be faithful in duty, loving 
and trusting Thee. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 



145 



Help us to remember Jesus Christ, our Lord 
and Saviour, how He resisted temptation, was 
kind and loving to His friends, forgiving His 
enemies, and always obedient to His Father 
in heaven. Help us to be like Him. 

Hear our prayer for Jesus' sake. Amen. 




14H GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer— Tuesday. 

O God, Thou art our Creator, the Maker of 
our bodies and spirits. They are Thine. Help 
us to use them for Thee — these feet to go where 
Thou dost lead ; these hands to work for Thee ; 
these eyes to study Thy Word, and to behold 
Thy works of wisdom, and beauty, and love. 
Help us to be careful of our bodies, that with 
health and strength we may serve Thee. AVe 
remember that for this Thou dost spare us 
from day to day. 

All our happiness is from Thee. We thank 
Thee that Thou hast given us so much to enjoy. 
We know that we have done many things dis- 
pleasing to Thee. Forgive us, we pray. Help 
us to understand more and more about Thy 
wonderful love and goodness, so that we may 
love Thee more and more. 

Help us to be kind, and patient, and helpful 
to others. Give strength to the tempted, and 
comfort to the poor, sick, and troubled. 

blessed Saviour, when Thou wast on the 
earth Thou didst call children to Thee, and 
bless them. AVe know that Thou lovest such 
now, and art ready to bless them also. May 
children and youth remember their Creator, 
and choose Him for their guide. 

AVe ask all for .168118' sake : we pray in His 
name. Amen. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 14/ 

Prayer— Wednesday. 

God, we remember that Thou art almighty. 
Xone is like unto Thee in strength. Thou 
canst do with us, and to us, and for us, as 
pleases Thee. We know we should fear to sin 
against Thee, for Thou art holy and almighty. 
All sin is displeasing to Thee, and Thou art a 
just God. We know if we continue in sin Thou 
canst not forgive us, but we know Thou dost 
love us greatly, and art ready to forgive. Help 
us truly to repent, that we may be forgiven. 

We rejoice that Thou canst do for us, and 
dost help us always, because Thou dost love us. 

Help us to love Thee more than we love all 
other persons and things, and to love one 
another. 

We know that all good gifts come from Thee, 
and we would thank Thee for them. We 
would remember Jesus Christ — His life on 
earth, the lessons He taught, His holy ex- 
ample, His great love, His death, His resur- 
rection, and His ascension to heaven. There 
He prays for us. We pray through Him. Hear 
and answer our prayer for His sake. Amen. 



148 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer— Thursday. 

God, Thou art the giver of all good things. 
Our life is from Thee. We are wonderfully 
made, so we can receive and enjoy Thy many 
and great gifts. 

We thank Thee for the good things of our 
homes. Bless our parents, helping them that 
they may help us. Keep us from grieving 
them. May we be grateful to them for all their 
kindness and care. Reward them for all their 
goodness to us. May they remind us of our 
Father in heaven. Forgive that we have been 
His disobedient and ungrateful children. Bless 
our brothers and sisters. May we be kind, 
loving, and helpful to them. 

Bless our teachers. May they be taught of 
Thee, that they may teach us aright. May we 
learn all we can, becoming wiser every day, 
that we may do good to others, and teach them 
about Thee. Bless our schoolmates and com- 
panions. May all our friends be friends of 
Thine. 

Help us to be faithful in all our duties, 
wherever we are; patient in all our troubles, 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 



149 



and remembering Thee in all our pleasures. 
May we be helpful to the weak and ignorant, 
and loving and good to all about us. Save us 
from proud and selfish feelings, from vain and 
foolish thoughts, from unkind and wicked 
deeds. Help us always to think, feel, and do 
right. We ask all for Jesus' sake, and in His 
name. Amen. 



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150 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer — Friday. 

God, Thou art in heaven, and on earth. 
We cannot see Thee, but Thou canst see us by 
day and by night. Thou seest our bodies and 
our spirits. We cannot hide from Thee. When 
we do wrong, Thou beholdest us with sorrow. 
When we do right, Thou dost look upon us 
with joy. When we are in trouble, Thou dost 
see and pity us. 

Thou art the all-wise God, knowing all our 
past, present, and future. Thou dost wisely 
plan for us, that we may escape sin and sorrow, 
and become holy and happy like Thee. 

We thank Thee for Jesus Christ. Help us 
to become like Him — innocent, harmless, gen- 
tle, patient, humble, obedient, and trustful. 
Help us to learn all we can about Him, and 
love Him more and more. 

Thou, the Good Shepherd, take us into 
Thy fold. When Thou dost call us, we would 
listen to Thy voice and follow Thy example. 
We need many things for our bodies and spirits, 
and we would seek them from Thee. In our 
troubles, we would seek our rest in Thee. We 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 



151 



pray Thee to keep us from wandering in sin. 
or brine us back to Thee if we have strayed 
from Thee. 

Tenderly help the sick, and weak, and 
tempted. May all people become follower- of 
Thee. Help the young, that they may be 
lambs of Thy fold. 

At last may we all be with Thee in heaven. 
We ask all for Jesus' sake, and in His name. 
Amen. 




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152 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Prayer— Saturday. 

God, as we come into Thy holy presence, 
help us to put away all unholy thoughts and 
desires. 

We thank Thee for the light of the day, and 
the rest of the night. We thank Thee for 
all Thy mercies to us all our days : they have 
been many and great. 

We confess with shame and sorrow that we 
sinned against Thee while Thou hast been 
good to us. pardon our sins. Help us truly 
to repent of them. 

Defend us this day from sin, from wicked 
thoughts, from angry looks, from unkind and 
unjust words, from idleness, or sinful amuse- 
ments, from all wrong-doing. In work, or 
play, or study, or whatever we do, help us to 
be watchful, gentle, pure, and obedient. Let 
us not be weary in well -doing. Give us victory 
over sin. 

Blessed Jesus, Thou didst come from heaven 
to earth. Thou wast a holy child. Help us 
to become holy like Thee. In the temple Thou 
didst worship the Father. Help us so to wor- 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 153 

ship in the house of God. Thou didst teach 
about many things. Help us to study Thy 
Bible Words. Thou didst go about doing good. 
Wherever we go or stay, help us to be and to 
do good, like Thee. 

We thank Thee for our friends, but Thou art 
our best friend. Help us to know Thee more, 
that we may love Thee more, and serve Thee 
better all our days ; and when they are ended, 
may we live forever with Thee. We ask all 
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 




154 



GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 



The Lord's Prayer. 

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed 
be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will 
be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread. And forgive us our 
debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us 
not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : 
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the eflorv, forever. Amen. 




FORMS OF WORSHIP. 155 

Daily Thoughts. 

MORNING. 

I laid me down and slept ; I 
awaked : for the Lord sustained me. Psa i m 3 . 5 . 

Truly the light is sweet, and a 
pleasant thing it is for the eyes to 
behold the sun. ecclii : 7. 

My voice shalt Thou hear in the 
morning, Lord ; in the morning 
will I direct my prayer unto Thee. 
and will look up. Psa i m 5 . : >, 

EVENING. 
TO GOD. 

Thou makest darkness, and it is 

lllgnt. Psalm 1C4: 20. 

I will both lay me down in peace, 
and sleep : for Thou, Lord, only, 
makest me to dwell in safety. Psaim^ s. 

FROM GOD TO THE GOOD. 

When thou liest down, thou shalt 
not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie 
down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. ProT> 3 4. 



156 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Responsive Service. 

ADORATION AND PRAISE. 

Leader. Thou, the Great Spirit, the unseen 
but living God ; . 

Worshippers. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the One only God, and True; 
W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As God Most High, from everlasting to 
everlasting ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As God over all, Everywhere ; 
W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the All-seeing God, beholding all in 
every place ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the Almighty God, greater than all 
in heaven and earth ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the Holy One, righteous in all Thy 
ways, and holy in all Thy works 
W. We adore and praise Thee. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 157 

L. As the God of Love, infinite and eternal ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the Good Spirit, full of grace and 
mercy ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the Creator, manifold and wonderful 
in Thy works ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As the Preserver of all worlds, and 
Keeper of our bodies and spirits ; 
W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As our righteous Ruler, Law-giver, and 
Judge — the King of Glory ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As God the Father, God the Son of the 
Father, and God the Spirit of the Father and 
the Son — one God ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

L. As God only Wise, our Saviour, most 
worthy to receive glory and majesty, dominion 
and power, both now and forever ; 

W. We adore and praise Thee. 

Amen and Amen. 



158 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Responsive Service. 

PETITIONS. 

Leader. God, Thou art a Spirit: that we 
may now worship Thee in spirit and in truth • 

Worshippers. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Thou art the Everlasting God. That 
we may serve Thee while, we live, and forever 
more ; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Thou art on earth and in heaven. That 
we may joy in Thy nearness here, and at last 
rejoice in Thy heavenly presence; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Lord, Thine eyes are in every place, 
beholding the evil and the good. That the 
thought of Thee may keep us from sin, and 
encourage us to holiness ; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Thou art God only Wise. That we may 
grow in knowledge of Thee, and of Thy works 
and ways; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 



FORMS OF WORSHIP. 159 

L. Thou art the Lord God Almighty. That 
we, in our weakness, may receive strength to 
do Thy will ; 

W, Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Who is like unto Thee, Lord, glorious 
in holiness ! That we may glory in Thy holy 
name, perfecting holiness in Thy fear ; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. God, Thy name is Love — pure, bound- 
less, and eternal. That we may love Thee 
supremely, fervently, and more and more; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Truly, God, Thy Spirit is good to all, and 
Thy tender mercies are over all Thy creatures. 
That we may receive with true thankfulness 
Thy gracious care and Thy manifold gifts ; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

L. Adorable God, Thou changest not in 
Thy wisdom, power, holiness, and love. That 
we may be continually guided by Thy wisdom, 
sustained by Thy power, and drawn by Thy 
holiness and love unto Thy heavenly kingdom ; 

W. Help us by Thy Spirit. 

Amen. 



160 G-REAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

Gloria Patri. 

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and 
to the Holy Ghost, 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
shall be, world without end. Amen. 



Benediction. 

Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from 
God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus 
Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 




PART FIFTH. 



A Catechism on the Lord's Prayer. 



Lord, teach us to pray. — A Disciple. 
After this manner . . . pray ye. — The Lord. 




The Lord's Prayer. 

Matt. 6 : 9-13. 

1. Our Father which art in heaven 

2. Hallowed be Thy name. 

3. Thy kingdom come. 

4. Thy will be clone in earth. 

as it is in heaven. 

5. Give us this day our daily bread. 

6. And forgive us our debts, 

as we forgive our debtors. 

7. And lead us not into temptation, 

but deliver us from evil. 



For Thine is the kingdom, 

and the power, 

and the glory, 

forever. 

Amen. 



164 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

The Lord's Prayer. 

1. To whom should we pray ? 
We should pray to God only. 

2. What is Prayer? 

Prayer is talking to God. 

3. Who is Jesus Christ? 
He is the Son of God. 

4. Was Jesus Christ ever on the earth ? 
Yes ; He was here many years ago. 

5. What is Jesus Christ sometimes called? 

He is sometimes called the Lord Jesus 
Christ. 

6. What did one of the Lord's disciples ask Him to. 
teach them ? 

He asked Him to teach them to pray. 

7. What is the prayer which He taught them called? 
Why ? 

It is called the Lord's Prayer, because 
Jesus Christ, the Lord, taught it. 

8. What is the First Part of the Lord's Prayer? 

The First Part of the Lord's Prayer is, " Our 
Father which art in heaven." 



A CATECHISM ON THE LORDS PRAYER 165 

9. Who is our Father in heaven ? 
God is our Father in heaven. 

10. Why is God called our Father in heaven f 

He is called our Father in heaven because 
He is like a good father on earth. 

1 1 . Who is better, our Father in heaven or a good father 
on earth ? 

Our Father in heaven is better than a good 

father on earth. 

12. What can our Father in heaven do for us? 

He can hear our prayers, and give us good 
things. 

13. What should we do to our Father in heaven? 

\Ye should love Him, trust Him, obey Him, 
and worship Him. 

14. Why did the Lord Jesus teach us to say "our 
Father?" 

He taught us to say " our Father " because 

we should sometimes pray together, and we 

should pray for one another. 

15. What is the Second Part of the Lord's Prayer? 
The Second Part of the Lord's Prayer is, 

" Hallowed be Thy Name." 



16(3 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

16. When we say "Hallowed be Thy name," whose 
name do we mean ? 

We mean God's name. 

17. What does hallowed mean ? 
Hallowed means holy. 

18. When we pray, " Hallowed be Thy name," what do 
we mean ? 

We mean that we want everybody to honor 
God, because He is holy. 

19. What is the Third Part of the Lord's Prayer? 
The Third Part of the Lord's Prayer is, " Thy 

KINGDOM COME." 

20. What is a country ruled by a king called ? 

It is called a kingdom. 

21. Who must obey the king of a country ? 
All of the people must obey him. 

22. What kind of a king is God ? 
He is the Great King. 

2-3. Where is God's kingdom ? 
It is on earth and in heaven. 

24. When we pray, " Thy kingdom come," what do we 
mean ? 

We mean that we want everybody every- 
where to obey God. 



A CATECHISM OX THE LORDS PRAYER. 107 

25. What is the Fourth Part of the Lord's Prayer? 

The Fourth Part of the Lord's Prayer is, 
" Thy will be done in earth as it is in 



26. What do we mean by God's will? 

We mean what He wants everybody to do. 

27. Where is God's will done by everybody ? 

God's will is done by everybody in heaven. 

28. Where is His will not done by everybody? 

It is not done by everybody on the earth. 

29. If all the people on the earth did God's will, what 
would the earth be like f 

It would be like heavex. 

30. In what two ways can we do God's will ? 

We can do God's will by being good, and by 
doing good. 

31. Repeat the First Four parts of the Lord's Prayer. 
(1) Our Father which art in heaven, 

t2) Hallowed be Thy name. 

(3) Thy kingdom come. 

(4) Thy will be done in earth,- as it is in 
heaven. 



168 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

32. Whom are these four parts about ? 

They are all about God. 

33. Whom are the other parts about? 

They are about ourselves. 

34. What is the Fifth Part of the Lord's Prayer? 
The Fifth Part of the Lord's Prayer is, 
"Give us this day our daily bread." 

35. In the Lord's Prayer, what does bread mean? 

It means food, clothes, and other things for 
our bodies. 

36. How does God give us food? 

He makes things grow for us to eat. 

37. How does He give us clothes? 

He makes the wool and cotton to grow, of 
which our clothing is made. 

38. Who help us to get the things God gives us? 
Our parents and friends help us. 

39. What does daily mean? 
Daily means every day. 

40. When should we pray for food and other things? 
We should pray for them every day. 



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41. What is the Sixth Part of the Lord's Prayer ? 

The Sixth Part of the Lord's Prayer is, 

" Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 

DEBTORS." 

42. In the Lord's Prayer what do we mean by debts f 

By debts we mean sins. 

43. Against whom have we all sinned ? 

We have all sinned against God. 

44. How have we sinned against God? 

We have sinned against Him by not always 
being good, and not always doing good. 

45. In the Lord's Prayer what do we ask God to do 
about our sins ? 

We ask Him to forgive us. 

46. When we say " We forgive our debtors" whom do 
we mean ? 

We mean those who have done wrong to us. 

47. If any persons have done wrong to us, what should 
we do? 

We should forgive them. 

48. What does the Lord Jesus say about forgiveness? 
He says, " Forgive, and ye shall be For- 
given." 



170 GREAT TRUTHS SIMPLY TOLD. 

49. What is the Seventh Part of the Lord's Prayer? 
The Seventh Part of the Lord's Prayer is, 

" Lead us not into temptation, but deliver 
us from evil." 

50. When do persons lead us into temptation? 
They do so when they try to make us do 

wrong. 

51. What does evil mean ? 

Evil means sin and trouble. 

52. What do we ask God to do about temptation and 
evil? 

We ask Him to keep us from them. 

53. Repeat again the parts of the Lord's Prayer about 
God. 

54. Repeat the parts of the Prayer about ourselves. 

(5) Give us this day our daily bread. 

(6) And forgive us our debts, as we forgive 
our debtors. 

(7) And lead us not into temptation, but de- 
liver us from evil. 

55. In the Lord's Prayer, after we have prayed for 
ourselves, what do we say to God about Himself? 

We say, " For Thine is the kingdom, and 

THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, FOREVER." 



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56. When we say to God, " Thine is the kingdom" what 
do we mean ? 

We mean that He is the Great King of 
heaven and earth. 

57. "When we say to God, " Thine is the power" what 
do we mean ? 

We mean that He can do what He pleases 

always and everywhere. 

58. When we say to God, " Thine is the glory" what 
do we mean ? 

We mean that He is so good and great that 

everybody in heaven and earth should honor 

and praise Him. 

59. How long should God be honored and praised? 
He should be honored and praised for ever. 

60. What word do we say at the end of the Lord's 
Prayer ? 

We say, "Amen." 

61. What do we mean by Amen ? 

We mean that we truly want God to hear 
and to answer our prayer. 

62. Repeat the whole of the Lord's Prayer. 



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